yvlog

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

obvious

[ ob-vee-uhs ]

adjective

  1. easily seen, recognized, or understood; open to view or knowledge; evident:

    an obvious advantage.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

    Antonyms:

  2. lacking in subtlety.
  3. Obsolete. being or standing in the way.


obvious

/ ˈɒɪə /

adjective

  1. easy to see or understand; evident
  2. exhibiting motives, feelings, intentions, etc, clearly or without subtlety
  3. naive or unsubtle

    the play was rather obvious

  4. obsolete.
    being or standing in the way
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Derived Forms

  • ˈDzdzܲԱ, noun
Discover More

Other yvlogs From

  • Dzv·dzܲ· adverb
  • Dzv·dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ԴDz·Dzv·dzܲ adjective
  • non·Dzv·dzܲ· adverb
  • non·Dzv·dzܲ·Ա noun
  • v·Dzv·dzܲ adjective
  • ·Dzv·dzܲ adjective
  • pre·Dzv·dzܲ· adverb
  • pre·Dzv·dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ܲ·Dzv·dzܲ adjective
  • un·Dzv·dzܲ· adverb
  • un·Dzv·dzܲ·Ա noun
Discover More

yvlog History and Origins

Origin of obvious1

First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin obvius “in the way, lying in the path,” equivalent to ob- ob- ( def ) + vi(a) way 1( def ) + -us, adjective suffix ( -ous ( def ) )
Discover More

yvlog History and Origins

Origin of obvious1

C16: from Latin obvius, from obviam in the way, from ob- against + via way
Discover More

Synonym Study

Discover More

Example Sentences

Still, the fact that this is built in to the hardware means we may see the Switch 2 as the obvious home of future PC ports to home consoles.

From

I knew innately he had dramatic chops as well as his obvious comedic chops.

From

As those tools become more advanced, it is increasingly obvious how well they reflect the enduring relevance of Nozick's thought experiment, and are revealing of our evolving relationship with the concept of reality.

From

Referee Barrott felt the challenge was reckless in real time and VAR Paul Tierney deemed that call not to be a clear and obvious error.

From

The judgement here was that there was no clear and obvious error.

From

Advertisement

Related yvlogs

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement