obtrusive

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /əbˈtrusɪv/ UK /əbˈtruːsɪv/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
noticeable or prominent in an unwelcome, intrusive way

The new billboard was so obtrusive that residents petitioned to remove it.

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Synonyms

1 adj · noticeable or prominent in... intrusive conspicuous prominent blatantpushyforward glaring

Opposites

unobtrusive inconspicuous discreet subtle modest

Word family

Derived forms obtrusivelyobtrusiveness

Related forms obtrude intrude protrude

Etymology

From Latin obtrusus, past participle of obtrudere ('to thrust against, force upon'), from ob- plus trudere ('to thrust, push').

obtrudere Latin trudere Latin

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# 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

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