Blatant vs. Furtive — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Blatant and Furtive
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Blatant
(of bad behaviour) done openly and unashamedly
Blatant lies
Furtive
Characterized by, acting with, or suggesting stealth or a desire to avoid discovery; surreptitious
"J.W. from time to time gave her a furtive squeeze of the hand, but they never got to go out alone any more" (John Dos Passos).
Blatant
Usage Problem Totally or offensively conspicuous or obtrusive
A blatant lie.
Furtive
Of a thing: done with evasive or guilty secrecy.
Blatant
Unpleasantly loud and noisy
"There are those who find the trombones blatant and the triangle silly, but both add effective color" (Musical Heritage Review).
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Furtive
Of a thing: that has been acquired by theft; stolen; also (generally) taken stealthily.
Blatant
Obvious, on show; unashamed; loudly obtrusive or offensive.
Furtive
Of a person or an animal: sly, stealthy.
Blatant
(archaic) Bellowing; disagreeably clamorous; sounding loudly and harshly.
Furtive
Of a person, etc.: inclined to steal; pilfering, thieving.
Blatant
Bellowing, as a calf; bawling; brawling; clamoring; disagreeably clamorous; sounding loudly and harshly.
A monster, which the blatant beast men call.
Glory, that blatant word, which haunts some military minds like the bray of the trumpet.
Furtive
Stolen; obtained or characterized by stealth; sly; secret; stealthy; as, a furtive look.
A hasty and furtive ceremony.
Blatant
Without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious;
Open disregard of the law
Open family strife
Open hostility
A blatant appeal to vanity
A blazing indiscretion
Furtive
Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed;
A furtive manner
A lurking prowler
A sneak attack
Stealthy footsteps
A surreptitious glance at his watch
Someone skulking in the shadows
Blatant
Conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry;
Blatant radios
A clamorous uproar
Strident demands
A vociferous mob
Furtive
Secret and sly or sordid;
Backstairs gossip
His low backstairs cunning
Backstairs intimacies
Furtive behavior
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