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obvious

/ˈɑb.vi.əs/adjective3 syllables

Obvious means: easily perceived and understood.

Synonyms for obvious28

adjective, as in easily perceived and understood

apparent, evident, manifest, palpable, patent, plain, unmistakable, axiomatic, self-evident, taken for granted, demonstrable, provable, frank, open-and-shut
and 5 more, self-explanatory, transparent, writ large, overt, open

also used for obvious

arrant, undoubted, glaring, bait, blatant, clear, clear as a bell, clear as day, clear cut

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Opposites of obvious

unobvious

What does obvious mean?1

adjective

1

easily perceived and understood“obvious errors”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Obvious in a sentence

  • I don't know how to demonstrate it, since it's too obvious!Zifre
  • It was an obvious conclusion, but it was absolutely wrong.Hybrid
  • It's obvious he's a half-wit, just looking at him.Theocracy
  • This should be obvious, but apparently it's not.Hybrid
  • Perhaps it's obvious for you, but not for me.maaster
  • That much is obvious, that you don't live here.shekitten
  • The building is in good condition, but it is obvious that it is unoccupied.sundown
  • The building's in good nick, though it's obvious no one lives there.sundown

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