egregious

adjective

egre·gious i-ˈgrē-jəs

Synonyms of egregious

: conspicuous

especially : conspicuously bad : flagrant

egregious errors

egregious padding of the evidence —Christopher Hitchens

archaic : distinguished

egregiously adverb

egregiousness noun

Examples of egregious in a Sentence

… the public perception is that too many corporate executives have committed egregious breaches of trust by cooking the books, shading the truth, and enriching themselves with huge stock-option profits while shareholders suffered breathtaking losses. —John A. Byrne et al., Business Week, 6 May 2002

History cannot be rewritten, but some of its more egregious errors can be corrected—at least in part, at least symbolically. … Or so assume a growing number of human-rights advocates. —Ellis Cose, Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2001

an egregious example of political bias the student's theme was marred by a number of egregious errors in spelling

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Denaturalization has historically been used for egregious cases, like Nazis hiding their war crimes. —James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025 Judith Collins, the committee chair, said the lawmakers’ behavior was egregious, disruptive, and potentially intimidating. —Charlotte Graham-McLay, Christian Science Monitor, 5 June 2025 The singer who makes up of one-third of the sister band Haim along with Alana Haim and Danielle Haim, told British GQ about an egregious reason someone broke up with her. —Marina Watts, People.com, 3 June 2025 That’s an egregious violation of Springsteen’s First Amendment right to free speech? —Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 1 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for egregious