obtrusive

Adjective

obtrusive (comparative more obtrusive, superlative most obtrusive)

1. (figuratively) Of a person: overly assertive, bold, or domineering; pushy; also, ostentatious.
   • The office manager is an unpleasantly obtrusive individual.
   • Her vertue and the conſcience of her worth, / That would be woo'd, and not unfought be won, / Not obvious, not obtruſive, but retir'd, / The more deſirable, […]1667, John Milton, “Book VII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...

   Synonyms:

   intrusive, overassertive, overbearing, sharp-elbowed, authoritarian, autocratic, bossy, coercive, commanding, controlling

   Antonyms:

   inobtrusive, nonobtrusive, unobtrusive

2. (figuratively) Of a thing: noticeable or prominent, especially in a displeasing way.
   • He has an obtrusive forehead.
   • Thus it was that, year by year, Boss McGinty's diamond pins became more obtrusive, his gold chains more weighty across a more gorgeous vest, and his saloon stretched farther and farther, until it threatened to absorb one whole side of the Market Square.1914 September – 1915 May, Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Bodymaster”, in The Valley of Fear: A Sherlock Holmes Novel, New York, N.Y.: George H[enry] Doran Company, published 27 February 1915, →OCLC, part...

   Synonyms:

   in-your-face, ostentatious

   Antonyms:

   discreet, inobtrusive, nonobtrusive, unobtrusive

3. (obsolete) Protruding or sticking out, especially in a way that obstructs.
   • The facade of the building was ornamented with obtrusive sculpted designs.

   Synonyms:

   bulging, jutting, exserted, extuberant, outstanding, projecting, projectory, prominent, promontorial, protruding

   Antonyms:

   inobtrusive, nonobtrusive, unobtrusive