obvs

Texted "of course"

Obvs is a casual written abbreviation of obviously, used mostly in texting and social media: Obvs I'm coming to the party.

It signals that something goes without saying, often with a playful or ironic tone.

The word rarely appears in speech.

slang

clearly

Without ambiguity

  • duhInterjection mocking obviousness
  • totallyTo the full extent
  • defWord's meaning, abbreviated

totes · apparently · evidently · plainly · surely · certainly · of course · no-brainer · literally · basically

millennial

internet

Interconnected computer systems

TikTok · meme · viral · trending · hashtag · influencer · generation · youth · slang · vernacular

texting

shorthand

Abbreviated writing system

omg · txt · chat · DM · message · reply · autocorrect · predictive · typing · keyboard

Opposites
certainty/self-evidence

obvsunclear

Not easily understood

uncertain · doubtful · questionable · ambiguous · mysterious

register/formality

obvsobviously

In an apparent manner

evidently · clearly · of course · self-evidently · manifestly

certainty/clarity

obvsunclear

Not easily understood

questionably · doubtfully · ambiguously · mysteriously · surprisingly

Phrases
Family

obvious, obviously, obviate, obviated, obviating, obviates, unobvious, nonobvious, obvi

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G