self-evidently
Without needing proof
Self-evidently means in a way that requires no proof or explanation—the truth is apparent from the thing itself.
The policy was self-evidently unfair to anyone who looked at the numbers.
The word often carries rhetorical force, asserting that reasonable people would agree: Self-evidently, children need safe places to play.
In an apparent manner
- manifestlyIn a clearly apparent way
- patentlyWith complete obviousness
- clearlyWithout ambiguity
- plainlyIn obvious fashion
unmistakably · transparently · apparently · conspicuously · overtly · explicitly · noticeably · distinctly
Beyond all contradiction
- indisputablyBeyond all argument
- incontrovertiblyBeyond all argument
- unquestionablyBeyond any dispute
- unarguablyIn an incontestable manner
unassailably · conclusively · definitively · absolutely · certainly · beyond doubt · beyond question · inarguably
By innate understanding
- instinctivelyBy innate impulse
- naturallywithout artificial help
- innatelyIn an inborn way
- automaticallyWithout manual control
spontaneously · viscerally · implicitly · unconsciously · effortlessly · without proof · commonsensically · plainly
As unquestionable first principle
- tautologicallySelf-evidently, by repetition
- by definitionAs a matter of meaning
- a prioriIndependent of experience
- fundamentallyAt the core level
inherently · necessarily · logically · given · presupposed · postulated · truistic · definitionally
obviously
In an apparent manner
- manifestlyIn a clearly apparent way
- patentlyWith complete obviousness
- clearlyWithout ambiguity
plainly · unmistakably · transparently · apparently · conspicuously · overtly · explicitly · noticeably · distinctly · perceptibly
irrefutably
Beyond all contradiction
- indisputablyBeyond all argument
- incontrovertiblyBeyond all argument
- unquestionablyBeyond any dispute
unarguably · unassailably · conclusively · definitively · absolutely · certainly · beyond doubt · beyond question · inarguably · undoubtedly
intuitively
By innate understanding
- instinctivelyBy innate impulse
- naturallywithout artificial help
- innatelyIn an inborn way
automatically · spontaneously · viscerally · implicitly · unconsciously · effortlessly · without proof · commonsensically · plainly · transparently
axiomatically
As unquestionable first principle
- tautologicallySelf-evidently, by repetition
- by definitionAs a matter of meaning
- a prioriIndependent of experience
fundamentally · inherently · necessarily · logically · given · presupposed · postulated · truistic · definitionally · analytically
self-evidentlyobscurely
In unclear fashion
counterintuitively · mysteriously · inscrutably · opaquely · paradoxically
self-evidentlycontroversially
In debatable fashion
debatably · disputably · questionably · arguably · contentiously
self, evident, evidently, selves, selfhood, selfless, selflessness, selfish, selfishness