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obvious
ob·vi·ous O0017900 (ŏb′vē-əs)adj.1. Easily perceived or understood; apparent. See Synonyms at apparent.2. Easily seen through because of a lack of subtlety; transparent: an obvious political ploy that fooled no one.
[From Latin obvius, from obviam, in the way, within reach : ob-, against; see ob- + viam, accusative sing. of via, way; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]
ob′vi·ous·ly adv.ob′vi·ous·ness n.obvious (ˈɒbvɪəs) adj1. easy to see or understand; evident2. exhibiting motives, feelings, intentions, etc, clearly or without subtlety3. naive or unsubtle: the play was rather obvious. 4. obsolete being or standing in the way[C16: from Latin obvius, from obviam in the way, from ob- against + via way] ˈobviousness nob•vi•ous (ˈɒb vi əs)
adj. 1. easily seen, recognized, or understood; open to view or knowledge; evident. 2. lacking in subtlety. 3. Obs. being or standing in the way. [1580–90; < Latin obvius in the way =ob- ob- + -vius, adj. derivative of via way] ob′vi•ous•ly, adv. ob′vi•ous•ness, n. syn: See apparent. obviousIf something is obvious, you can easily see it or understand it. It was painfully obvious that I knew very little about it.For obvious reasons, I preferred my house to his.You can say that something is obvious to someone. The reasons are obvious to all of us.It must have been obvious to everyone in Bristol what was happening.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | obvious - easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "obvious errors"overt, open - open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots"unobvious - not immediately apparent; "in mathematical science connections are exhibited which...are extremely unobvious"- A.N.Whitehead |
obviousadjective clear, open, plain, apparent, visible, bold, patent, evident, distinct, pronounced, straightforward, explicit, manifest, transparent, noticeable, blatant, conspicuous, overt, unmistakable, palpable, unequivocal, undeniable, salient, recognizable, unambiguous, self-evident, indisputable, perceptible, much in evidence, unquestionable, open-and-shut, cut-and-dried (informal), undisguised, incontrovertible, self-explanatory, unsubtle, unconcealed, clear as a bell, staring you in the face (informal), right under your nose (informal), sticking out a mile (informal), plain as the nose on your face (informal) It's obvious that he doesn't like me.
hidden, concealed, obscure, vague, invisible, unclear, ambiguous, inconspicuous, imperceptible, indistinct, clear as mud (informal), unapparentobviousadjective1. Readily seen, perceived, or understood:apparent, clear, clear-cut, crystal clear, distinct, evident, manifest, noticeable, observable, patent, plain, pronounced, visible.2. Easily seen through due to a lack of subtlety:broad, clear, patent, plain, unmistakable, unsubtle.Translationsobvious (ˈobviəs) adjective easily seen or understood; evident. It was obvious that she was ill; an obvious improvement. 明顯的 明显的ˈobviously adverb it is clear (that something is the case). Obviously, I'll need some help. 明顯地 明显地
obvious
from the Department of the Bleeding ObviousOf such an obvious meaning or implication as to be completely redundant, superfluous, or unnecessary. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Pauline: "The Prime Minister has said that lower-class families are bearing the brunt of the recession worse than anyone else." Johnny: "Wow, any other riveting news from the Department of the Bleeding Obvious?"See also: bleeding, department, obvious, ofCaptain ObviousA person who makes a statement or statements of such obvious meaning or implication as to be entirely redundant, superfluous, or unnecessary. Pauline: "The President has said that lower-class families are bearing the brunt of the recession worse than anyone else." Johnny: "Thank you, Captain Obvious!" A: "Your photos are out of focus because you didn't adjust the lens properly." B: "Wow, Captain Obvious strikes again!"See also: captain, obviousMedicalSeeObviousnessobvious
Synonyms for obviousadj clearSynonyms- clear
- open
- plain
- apparent
- visible
- bold
- patent
- evident
- distinct
- pronounced
- straightforward
- explicit
- manifest
- transparent
- noticeable
- blatant
- conspicuous
- overt
- unmistakable
- palpable
- unequivocal
- undeniable
- salient
- recognizable
- unambiguous
- self-evident
- indisputable
- perceptible
- much in evidence
- unquestionable
- open-and-shut
- cut-and-dried
- undisguised
- incontrovertible
- self-explanatory
- unsubtle
- unconcealed
- clear as a bell
- staring you in the face
- right under your nose
- sticking out a mile
- plain as the nose on your face
Antonyms- hidden
- concealed
- obscure
- vague
- invisible
- unclear
- ambiguous
- inconspicuous
- imperceptible
- indistinct
- clear as mud
- unapparent
Synonyms for obviousadj readily seen, perceived, or understoodSynonyms- apparent
- clear
- clear-cut
- crystal clear
- distinct
- evident
- manifest
- noticeable
- observable
- patent
- plain
- pronounced
- visible
adj easily seen through due to a lack of subtletySynonyms- broad
- clear
- patent
- plain
- unmistakable
- unsubtle
Antonyms for obviousadj easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mindRelated WordsAntonyms |