kenspeckle

adjective

ˈken-ˌspe-kəl How to pronounce kenspeckle (audio)
Definition of kenspecklenext
chiefly Scottish
as in noticeable
likely to attract attention the kind of kenspeckle performance art that is much in evidence at Edinburgh's Fringe Festival

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kenspeckle
  1. noticeable
  2. commanding
  3. prominent
  4. dramatic
  5. marked
  6. remarkable
  7. pronounced
  8. striking
Adjective
  • But his rhetoric has taken a noticeable rightward turn in the weeks since Trump’s election victory, particularly on immigration, with Adams boosting the president-elect’s platform and appearing enthusiastic about the incoming administration.
    Anthony Izaguirre and Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The ability to manage more concurrent operations without scaling hardware was a noticeable improvement.
    Shamaila Mahmood, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of noticeable
Adjective
  • As a result, the Eagles possessed the ball for 12:58 of the 15 minutes in the third to take a commanding lead.
    Mike DeFabo, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Others won’t want to commit to Microsoft Azure as their cloud platform, despite Microsoft’s commanding lead in generative AI.
    Kathleen Gallagher, Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of commanding
Adjective
  • One such name was DeSantis, Trump’s former primary challenger and prominent conservative figure.
    Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The film, which is set in the 1800s, follows real estate salesman Thomas Hutter (Hoult), who must find a new home for prominent Transylvanian Count Orlok (Skarsgård).
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of prominent
Adjective
  • But also like Dead to Me, No Good Deed uses the dramatic underpinnings of its central situation to give juicy, emotionally varied material to a cast of actors making the most out of every predictably outrageous zig and zag.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Food and energy prices also can experience dramatic shifts on a month-to-month basis because of one-time or atypical events such as weather, supply disruptions or disease.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of dramatic
Adjective
  • With drivers like Justin Haley, Michael McDowell, and Carson Hocevar joining the ranks, Spire Motorsports is making marked improvements in its talent pool.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Social media scholar Jessica Maddox recently argued that in just the past 18 months, there’s been a marked uptick in efforts to legally safeguard the labor and finances of young social media stars.
    Brooke Erin Duffy, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of marked
Adjective
  • Also remarkable is the huge number of musicians who have passed through the bands ranks.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Archaeologists have uncovered several ancient Egyptian tombs containing dozens of mummies—some of which were found with gold tongues and nails—among other remarkable artifacts.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of remarkable
Adjective
  • This dynamic often becomes even more pronounced when employers set unrealistic targets or fail to adequately acknowledge the toll that high-pressure environments can take on workers at all levels.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • This type of ping-ponging of priorities from administration to administration is typical, but the change is expected to be even more pronounced, given Abruzzo’s novel approach.
    Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of pronounced
Adjective
  • The kitchen presents a striking contrast to the abode’s otherwise earthy expression.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
  • In some of Season 4’s most striking scenes—such as those involving two men who struggle with the lasting consequences of one’s childhood abuse—Guralnik helps her clients understand how coping mechanisms developed under duress can begin to undermine them.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of striking
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