obtrusive C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /əbˈtrusɪv/ UK /əbˈtruːsɪv/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj noticeable or prominent in an unwelcome, intrusive way The new billboard was so obtrusive that residents petitioned to remove it. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · noticeable or prominent in... intrusiveconspicuousprominentblatantpushyforwardglaring ↔ Opposites unobtrusiveinconspicuousdiscreetsubtlemodest Word family Derived forms obtrusivelyobtrusiveness Related forms obtrudeintrudeprotrude Etymology AI details From Latin obtrusus, past participle of obtrudere ('to thrust against, force upon'), from ob- plus trudere ('to thrust, push'). obtrudere Latin trudere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # obtrusive **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /əbˈtrusɪv/ **IPA (UK):** /əbˈtruːsɪv/ ## Meanings 1. noticeable or prominent in an unwelcome, intrusive way ## Examples - The new billboard was so obtrusive that residents petitioned to remove it. ## Synonyms - intrusive - conspicuous - prominent - blatant - pushy - forward - glaring ## Antonyms - unobtrusive - inconspicuous - discreet - subtle - modest ## Derived Forms - obtrusively - obtrusiveness ## Related Forms - obtrude - intrude - protrude ## Roots and Affixes - Root: obtrudere - Root: trudere ## Etymology From Latin obtrusus, past participle of obtrudere ('to thrust against, force upon'), from ob- plus trudere ('to thrust, push'). ## AI Etymology Obtrusive is from Latin obtrusus, past participle of obtrudere ('to thrust against, force upon'), from ob- plus trudere ('to thrust, push'). Important recorded forms include obtrudere (Latin) and trudere (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers noticeable or prominent in an unwelcome, intrusive way. The wider family includes derived forms such as obtrusively and obtrusiveness and related words such as obtrude, intrude, and protrude. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown