obvious
Right before you
Obvious describes something easily perceived or understood, requiring no explanation or special insight.
An obvious answer is apparent to anyone who looks.
An obvious lie fools no one.
The word can carry slight condescension—stating the obvious means saying what everyone already knows.
Obviously functions as an intensifier: Obviously, I'm not happy about this.
Clearly seen or understood
- manifestClearly apparent or displayed
- clearWithout obstruction or fog
- plainBasic and unremarkable
- unmistakableImpossible to misidentify
undeniable · palpable · noticeable · discernible · perceptible · visible · recognizable · observable
Shockingly conspicuous and wrong
- glaringHarshly conspicuous or bright
- brazenShamelessly bold
- undisguisedNot hidden or masked
- unconcealedNot hidden away
unabashed · shameless · egregious · barefaced · gross · rank · screaming · stark
Able to be anticipated
- expectedRegarded as likely
- inevitableCertain to occur
- unsurprisingCausing no astonishment
- clichédOverused to meaninglessness
stereotypical · formulaic · hackneyed · trite · unoriginal · derivative · stock · tired
apparent
Clearly seen or understood
unmistakable · undeniable · palpable · noticeable · discernible · perceptible · visible · recognizable · observable · distinct
flagrant
Shockingly conspicuous and wrong
- glaringHarshly conspicuous or bright
- brazenShamelessly bold
- undisguisedNot hidden or masked
unconcealed · unabashed · shameless · egregious · barefaced · gross · rank · screaming · stark · in-your-face
foreseeable
Able to be anticipated
- expectedRegarded as likely
- inevitableCertain to occur
- unsurprisingCausing no astonishment
clichéd · stereotypical · formulaic · hackneyed · trite · unoriginal · derivative · stock · tired · worn-out
- clarityclearness, clear, simplification, concise, lucidity
- visibilityvisibility, visible, invisible, hidden, hide
- Perception Qualitiesclarity, sharpness, vividness, brightness, loudness
- qualitiesgood, bad, better, best, useful
- stands outstandout, prominence, visibility, emphasis, highlight
- difficultyeasy, hard, medium, difficult, moderate
obviousimperceptible
Cannot be sensed
unclear · indistinct · hidden · obscure · unnoticeable
- Captain ObviousSarcastic term for over-explainers
- stating the obviousDeclaring the self-evident
- states the obviousDeclares the apparent
- stated the obviousExpressed self-evident information
- master of the obviousOne who declares what's already clear