unobvious

Examples

• All

• She found the unobvious answer to the riddle in the last paragraph of the article.

• It seems like a fairly unobvious topic for someone like yourself to write about, so it was very compelling.

  The Diary Of A CEO

• During recommendations, our dynamic usually reverts back twenty years: I sound like the child telling his mom about the new toy he wants, describing it in unnecessary detail, wishing that she'll get the fairly unobvious hint to buy it for him.

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• The solution to the puzzle was unobvious at first, but after thinking critically, I figured it out.

• Many people overlook the unobvious benefits of regular exercise, but they can significantly improve your health.

Synonyms

I

invisible

vsunobvious

319 2.7

Not easy for other people to notice

is less absolute, including things that are simply not obvious to people

U

unnoticed

vsunobvious

63 2.5

Other people do not see or pay attention to it

remains hard to notice even when people examine it closely

U

unseen

vsunobvious

52 3.2

Hidden so people do not notice it

includes lack of apparentness in meaning as well as visibility

U

undetected

vsunobvious

43 4.6

Not found or noticed by others

is more about being generally hard to notice rather than missed by search

O

out of sight

vsunobvious

27 3.4

Kept where you cannot see it

is broader, including things that are not obvious even when visible

I

inconspicuous

vsunobvious

15 6.9

Not easy to see or notice

can also mean not immediately obvious in sense or understanding

I

imperceptible

vsunobvious

9 7.8

Very small or slight and hard to notice

is broader, covering things not obvious for many reasons beyond subtlety

B

barely visible

vsunobvious

7 4.2

Hard to see because it is very faint

covers broader nonobviousness including understanding, not only faint sight

O

obscure

vsunobvious

4 6.6

Not easily seen or noticed

applies more to lack of obviousness in meaning than physical concealment

U

unnoticeable

vsunobvious

2 4.6

Hard to see or notice

covers both visual and conceptual obscurity rather than only sight invisibility

I

insensible

vsunobvious

1 7.4

So small that people do not notice it

can cover both small physical signs and nonobvious meanings

N

nonobvious

vsunobvious

1 7.4

Not easy to see or understand without careful thinking

is less about deliberate thought and more about general lack of obviousness

U

unperceived

vsunobvious

1 8.2

Other people do not notice someone or something

can be unnoticed yet still understandable once pointed out

M

missable

vsunobvious

1 5.8

Not important and easy not to notice

implies optional attention, while the key implies general lack of obviousness

U

unapparent

vsunobvious

1 7.9

Not easily seen, noticed, or understood

leans more toward general absence of obvious features than specific invisibility

U

unglimpsed

vsunobvious

1 9.9

Not seen or noticed by anyone

is about lasting lack of obviousness rather than brief accidental sighting

I

imperceivable

vsunobvious

1 8.4

Too small to be seen, heard, or noticed

is less absolute, allowing things to be not obvious but still detectable

U

underseen

vsunobvious

1 8.3

Seen by only a few people

can be hard to see for individuals even if known by a few

U

unapprehended

vsunobvious

1 9.1

Not understood or noticed by most people

is more about being not obvious in appearance as well as meaning

I

inapparent

vsunobvious

1 8.1

Hard to see or notice

emphasizes unclear meaning rather than merely visual faintness

N

nonmanifest

vsunobvious

8.8

Not easy to see or notice

focuses more on being hard to notice or understand rather than hiddenness

U

unlooked

vsunobvious

• Archaic

9.9

Not seen or noticed

can be unseen yet still become clear on closer inspection

Antonyms

O

obvious

∞ 1.0

Easy to see or understand

A

apparent

227 2.8

Easy to see or understand

How Obvious

obvious

∞ 1.0

unobvious

1 7.8

obscure

4 6.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology