unsubtle
adjective
un·sub·tle
ˌən-ˈsə-tᵊl 
unsubtler; unsubtlest
: not indirect or difficult to perceive : not subtle
an unsubtle hint/reminder
Historical records suggest that subtle variations in the sun's energy output can have decidedly unsubtle effects on the earth's climate …—
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The stage production debuted in 2003 during the George W. Bush administration and the war on terror, and the play’s critiques were as unsubtle then as the movie’s are now.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
To bring a convoy of pickups from out in the county sent an unsubtle message: this is our town now.
—David Litt, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
Despite such unsubtle shifts, BP insists its ambitions for achieving net zero by 2050 remain well and truly intact.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
The murderer has a campy sensibility of their own, staging crime scenes with dolls and gramophone lullabies that are both unsubtle clues to the killer’s identity and also a reflection of the director’s own sensibility.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
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Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
To bring a convoy of pickups from out in the county sent an unsubtle message: this is our town now.
—David Litt, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
Despite such unsubtle shifts, BP insists its ambitions for achieving net zero by 2050 remain well and truly intact.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
The murderer has a campy sensibility of their own, staging crime scenes with dolls and gramophone lullabies that are both unsubtle clues to the killer’s identity and also a reflection of the director’s own sensibility.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Unsubtle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsubtle. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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