stating the obvious
Redundant verbal observation
Stating the obvious is pointing out something everyone already knows or can plainly see: Thanks for stating the obvious.
The phrase usually carries mild exasperation—the speaker contributed nothing useful.
Sometimes deployed sarcastically when someone finally notices what others grasped long ago.
- redundantExceeding what's needed
- pointExact location or meaning
- unnecessaryNot essential or required
- repetitiveMarked by recurrence
- goes without sayingUnderstood without articulation
water is wet · sigh · small wonder · needless to say · presupposition · explicitness · condescension · awareness · elephant in room · tactlessness · awkwardness · reiteration · belaboring · beating dead horse · sarcasm · tautology · spelling it out · politeness
stating the obviousbreaking news
Newly unfolding events reported
unveiling · enlightening · spilling the beans · letting the cat out of the bag · bringing to light
stating the obvioushinting
Suggesting indirectly
implying · speaking in riddles · illuminating · insinuating · alluding
stating the obviousmystifying
Causing complete confusion
obfuscating · speaking in tongues · confounding · bewildering
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