obvious
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1.0
- adjective
- /ˈɑːbvɪəs/
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obvio
- It was obvious to everyone that she was upset after the meeting.
- seem obvious
- become obvious
- most obvious
They weren't, you know, surrounded by obvious scam or fraud.
- They weren't, you know, surrounded by obvious scam or fraud.
- Your talent should be obvious when people meet you.
- You mentioned money, the most obvious form of wealth, perhaps.
- The first one would be, you know, obvious ones like grass clippings.
- Well, let's take an obvious question from the COVID crisis.
- I'm conscious of ask, ask the obvious question, you know.
- So now I think what's more obvious is, is our attention span.
Examples
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The process and the self-assessment have obvious benefits for the student.
Academic text (2011) -
This seems too obvious to not be the answer.
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Because what is the most obvious guess here?
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What is the very first most obvious step to doing it?
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And I saved the most obvious point for the last point.
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And there really does not seem to be any obvious reason to me why.
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"Peter looked at both of them, and it was obvious that he was still upset.
Fiction book (1990) -
To be clear, I thought it was just obvious that it was a disaster.
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Most articles on this topic point out the obvious need for good writing skills.
Academic text (2011) -
We can't film in that direction for obvious security reasons.
Synonyms
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1.0
Easy to understand and not confusing
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1.0
Easy to see or notice
317
2.8
Easy to see or understand
264
1.0
Easy to see or understand
203
2.1
Easy to see or understand
99
3.7
Something that is easy to understand and clear
65
2.3
Easy to tell who or what something is
65
3.2
Easy to see, hear, or recognize
55
5.1
Easy to see and notice because it stands out
43
2.5
Very easy to understand or hear
43
3.9
Very clear and easy to recognize
27
1.0
Simple and clear so most people can know what it means quickly
27
4.2
Easy to see and understand
25
4.8
Clear and obvious without needing proof
18
3.8
Very clear and easy to decide or solve
12
4.4
Easily seen or noticed
8
4.4
Easy to hear and understand
3
3.4
Easy to identify immediately because it looks or sounds familiar
3
4.7
Clearly shown and not hidden, often about feelings
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6.4
Clear and easy to understand, especially in writing or speech
Very clear and easy to notice
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Etymology
The word obvious comes from the Latin word obvius, made of ob- and via, where via means 'way' and ob- means 'in the way'. So, something obvious is like something 'in your way'—easy to see or understand.