as in thoughtless
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Recent Examples of unsubtle
Mansory designs tend to be unsubtle alterations of already-expensive high-end cars from Rolls-Royce to Ferrari, from Porsche to Bugatti.
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Michael Taylor, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Based out of smaller home ports such as Greenport on Long Island, the Picket Force flotilla was known informally as the Corsair Fleet or, sometimes, the Hooligan Navy, an unsubtle nod to the ragtag collection of mariners at its core.
—David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Ads like Carl’s Jr.’s are unsubtle seductions, but what is The Substance trying to seduce its viewers into experiencing and considering otherwise?
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
The fight between racists and antiracists has been described as clashes, an unsubtle implication that this is a war of equals with both sides having legitimate concerns.
—Banseka Kayembe, refinery29.com, 22 Aug. 2024
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Michael Taylor, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Based out of smaller home ports such as Greenport on Long Island, the Picket Force flotilla was known informally as the Corsair Fleet or, sometimes, the Hooligan Navy, an unsubtle nod to the ragtag collection of mariners at its core.
—David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Ads like Carl’s Jr.’s are unsubtle seductions, but what is The Substance trying to seduce its viewers into experiencing and considering otherwise?
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
The fight between racists and antiracists has been described as clashes, an unsubtle implication that this is a war of equals with both sides having legitimate concerns.
—Banseka Kayembe, refinery29.com, 22 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsubtle
Adjective
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Nor, Miss Manners uncharacteristically assures you, is making thoughtless strangers feel better.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2025
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As has happened so often with the Trump White House’s thoughtless policy decisions, this one was reversed a day later.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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On the dark side, Mercury in Sagittarius can be overly blunt and tactless in communication.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Rian Johnson’s intricate script thrived on detailed dissections of its rich and awful suspects, including plenty of pointed jabs at Hudson’s oblivious model and tactless brand ambassador — two titles Hudson herself has held.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Trump, in turn, canceled the additional metals tariff, reverting to his original 25 percent imposition, and then took his predictably ungracious victory lap.—
Chris Jones,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2025
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And your only question is how to deal with an ungracious host?—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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They were forced to their knees and guards shaved their heads and faces with blunt swoops of an electric razor.—
Josh Meyer,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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Varley’s grip, her taut observation of nerve-wracking isolation, loosens and the film devolves into a blunt and clichéd consideration of family.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Young Ari doesn’t want to confront the reality that her mother might never return, though the brusque independence with which Bateman carries herself tells its own story, as though Ari has had to contend with this scenario before.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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The actor lowers his voice slightly, granting the newer Mickey a more confident, brusque personality.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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His approach, however, is rhetorically more blunt and undiplomatic compared to most of his predecessors.—
Christian Datoc,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
22 Mar. 2025
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This strength of feeling explains why trans-Atlantic relations were splintering before Friday’s undiplomatic scenes.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC News,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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If either of these things had been true, your staying put would still not have been impolite.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2025
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Canadian sports fans have even been booing the U.S. national anthem during cross-border games, a decidedly impolite act.—
Kaleigh Rogers,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Several supported the man's decision to involve the police, arguing that blocking someone's access to their garage was both inconsiderate and a clear violation of parking rules.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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Some guests view child-free policies as inconsiderate, while others see them as a practical choice to maintain a certain atmosphere.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Unsubtle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsubtle. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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