obviouslyadverb
uk/ˈɒb.vi.əs.li/us/ˈɑːb.vi.əs.li/B1 in a way that is easy to understand or see:
He was in tears and obviously very upset.
Obviously the school cannot function without teachers.
More examples
- She's obviously very intelligent, but her lectures are heavy going.
- You obviously didn't read the instructions properly.
- There was obviously a great physical attraction between them.
- You've obviously put a lot of work in on your garden.
- The report was obviously prepared with studious care and attention.
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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