goes without saying
Needs no explanation
Goes without saying describes something so obvious or self-evident that it doesn't need to be stated—though people often state it anyway.
The phrase typically introduces or follows a point the speaker considers undeniable: It goes without saying that safety comes first.
Ironically, prefacing a statement with this phrase draws more attention to it, not less.
- obviousEasily perceived, unmistakable
- plain as dayUnmistakably evident
- truismsSelf-evident statements
- unspokenNot verbally expressed
- needless to sayPhrase preceding evident statements
stands to reason · no brainer · axiomatic · clear · implied · unsaid · tacit · unwritten rule · conventional wisdom · self-evident · understood · assumed · given · matter of course · taken for granted · presumed · expected · alluded
contestability
goes without sayingdebatable
Open to question
controversial · contentious · arguable · disputable · up for discussion