obviousadjective
uk/ˈɒb.vi.əs/us/ˈɑːb.vi.əs/B1 easy to see, recognize, or understand:
[ + (that) ] It's obvious (that) she doesn't like him.
They have a small child so for obvious reasons they need money.
I know you don't like her, but do you have to make it so obvious?
Am I stating the obvious (= saying what everyone already knows)?
There is no obvious solution.
More examples
- When it was obvious the company was going bankrupt, the government ordered all their assets to be frozen.
- Would you quickly look over these figures for me and see if there are any obvious mistakes?
- It is obvious that sweeping changes are needed in the legal system.
- If we view the problem from a different angle, a solution may become more obvious.
- His speech was inarticulate and it was obvious he had been drinking.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Apparent and obvious
- apparent
- be (as) plain as the nose on your face idiom
- be (right) under your nose idiom
- be etched somewhere idiom
- be writ large idiom
- leap out at sb
- linear
- loud
- loud and clear idiom
- manifest
- manifestly
- marked
- nose
- recognizable
- self-evident
- shine
- shine out
- shine through
- speaks for itself idiom
- stark
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