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obvious
[ ob-vee-uhs ]
adjective
- easily seen, recognized, or understood; open to view or knowledge; evident:
an obvious advantage.
Synonyms: , , , ,
Antonyms:
- lacking in subtlety.
- Obsolete. being or standing in the way.
obvious
/ ˈɒɪə /
adjective
- easy to see or understand; evident
- exhibiting motives, feelings, intentions, etc, clearly or without subtlety
- naive or unsubtle
the play was rather obvious
- obsolete.being or standing in the way
Derived Forms
- ˈDzdzܲԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- Dzv·dzܲ· adverb
- Dzv·dzܲ·Ա noun
- ԴDz·Dzv·dzܲ adjective
- non·Dzv·dzܲ· adverb
- non·Dzv·dzܲ·Ա noun
- v·Dzv·dzܲ adjective
- ·Dzv·dzܲ adjective
- pre·Dzv·dzܲ· adverb
- pre·Dzv·dzܲ·Ա noun
- ܲ·Dzv·dzܲ adjective
- un·Dzv·dzܲ· adverb
- un·Dzv·dzܲ·Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of obvious1
Word History and Origins
Origin of obvious1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
But people in the audience would stand and applaud for particularly notable performances, and not just for the obvious hits.
Speaking to BBC Radio Kent, Ms Duffield said she would like an apology from her former leader for how she was treated, but added it was "pretty obvious he's not going to, isn't it?"
The contradictions are embarrassing, abundant and obvious to everyone.
Striker Delap is the obvious example, with the striker poised to net the club a minimum of £30m because of the relegation release clause in his contract.
And while that is ultimately to the detriment of the rest of us, it is still cause for laughter because it is blatantly obvious and so extremely juvenile.
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