obvious

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ob·vi·ous AW BrE [ˈɒbviəs] NAmE [ˈɑːbviəs] adjective
1. ~ (to sb) (that…) easy to see or understand
Syn: ↑clear
• It was obvious to everyone that the child had been badly treated.
• It's obvious from what she said that something is wrong.
•I know you don't like her but try not to make it so obvious.
•He agreed with obvious pleasure.
•For obvious reasons, I'd prefer not to give my name.
•The reasons for this decision were not immediately obvious.
2. that most people would think of or agree to
• She was the obvious choice for the job.
• There's no obvious solution to the problem.
•This seemed the most obvious thing to do.
3. (disapproving)not interesting, new or showing imagination; unnecessary because it is clear to everyone
• The ending was pretty obvious.
• I may be stating the obvious but without more money the project cannot survive.
Derived Word: ↑obviousness

Word Origin:
late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘frequently encountered’): from Latin obvius (from the phrase ob viam ‘in the way’) + ↑-ous.

Thesaurus:
obvious [obvious obviousness] adj.
1.
•It's obvious that something is wrong.
clear • • plain • • apparent • • evident • • self-evident • • noticeable • • distinct • • definite • • conspicuous • |especially written marked • • pronounced • |disapproving blatant • • glaring •
obvious/clear/plain/apparent/evident/self-evident/noticeable/conspicuous to/in sb/sth
obvious/clear/plain/apparent/evident/self-evident/noticeable from sb/sth
obvious/clear/plain/apparent/evident who/how/where/why…
Obvious, clear or plain? You make sth clear or plain deliberately, but you make sth obvious without meaning to:
•I hope I make myself clear/plain.
 ✗ I hope I make myself obvious.:
•Try not to make your dislike so obvious.
 ✗ Try not to make it so clear/plain.
2.
•She was the obvious choice for the job.
natural • • logical • • understandable •
obvious/natural/logical/understandable that…
the obvious/natural/logical thing to do/choice/solution/conclusion
the obvious/a natural/an understandable temptation

Example Bank:
•His manner made it obvious he didn't like her.
•I'm not going to tell Jim about this, for fairly obvious reasons.
•It is obvious to me that you're unhappy in your job.
•It soon became obvious that the machine did not work.
•It was becoming painfully obvious that the two of them had nothing in common.
•It was far from obvious how they were going to get off the island.
•It was immediately obvious that the bag was too heavy.
•The answer is perfectly obvious!
•The ineptitude of the government was all too obvious.
•The metaphor is so obvious that it's impossible to miss.
•‘What should we do?’ ‘It's obvious, isn't it?’
•For obvious reasons, I'd prefer not to give my name.
•He put his book down with obvious annoyance.
•I know you don't like her but try not to make it so obvious.
•It's obvious from what she said that something is wrong.
•It's obvious that she'd be upset.
•The reasons for this decision were not immediately obvious.
•The solution was obvious.
•There's an obvious question that no one has asked.