self-evident
adjective/ˌself ˈevɪdənt/
/ˌself ˈevɪdənt/
- obvious and needing no further proof or explanation
- The dangers of such action are self-evident.
- a self-evident truth
- These ideas were by no means self-evident when they were first suggested.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- seem
- …
- by no means
- almost
- fairly
- …
- to
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