- easy to see or understand synonym clear
- I know you don't like her but try not to make it so obvious.
- He agreed with obvious pleasure.
- obvious (that…) It soon became obvious that the machine did not work.
- It's painfully obvious that the budget was low for this movie.
- It's obvious a change is needed.
- obvious to somebody that… It was obvious to everyone that the child had been badly treated.
- obvious to somebody The lessons seem fairly obvious to anyone who doesn't work in the Administration.
- obvious from something that… It's obvious from what she said that something is wrong.
- For obvious reasons, I'd prefer not to give my name.
- The reasons for this decision were not immediately obvious.
- It is blindingly obvious that there is not enough money to finance this public spending programme.
- obvious how, what, etc. It was far from obvious how they were going to get off the island.
Synonyms clearclearobvious ▪ apparent ▪ evident ▪ plainThese words all describe something that is easy to see or understand.clear easy to see or understand and leaving no doubts:- It was quite clear to me that she was lying.
- It’s obvious from what he said that something is wrong.
- It was apparent from her face that she was really upset.
- The orchestra played with evident enjoyment.
- He made it very plain that he wanted us to leave.
- These words all have almost exactly the same meaning. There are slight differences in register and patterns of use. If you make something clear/plain, you do so deliberately because you want people to understand something; if you make something obvious, you usually do it without meaning to:
- I hope I make myself obvious.
- Try not to make it so clear/plain.
- an evident case of something.
- clear/obvious/apparent/evident/plain to somebody/something
- clear/obvious/apparent/evident/plain that/what/who/how/where/why…
- to seem/become/make something clear/obvious/apparent/evident/plain
- perfectly/quite/very clear/obvious/apparent/evident/plain
Extra Examples- It is obvious to me that you're unhappy in your job.
- It was becoming painfully obvious that the two of them had nothing in common.
- It was immediately obvious that the bag was too heavy.
- The ineptitude of the government was all too obvious.
- He put his book down with obvious annoyance.
- It's obvious that she'd be upset.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- to
- be so obvious that…
- 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.
- an obvious example/answer/question
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- to
- be so obvious that…
- (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.
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘frequently encountered’): from Latin obvius (from the phrase ob viam ‘in the way’) + -ous.
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