Another word for obvious
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Adjective
Readily seen, perceived, or understood
- Possible to see; perceptible to the eye:
- Obvious to the eye:
- Being often in the public view; conspicuous.
- Spoken; voiced.
- Strongly marked; distinct:
- Free from obstructions; open; clear:
- Obvious to the perception or mind; evident:
- Not elaborate or complicated; simple:
- A grant made by a government that confers upon the creator of an invention the sole right to make, use, and sell that invention for a set period of time.
- Letters patent.
- An invention protected by such a grant.
- Possible to observe:
- Deserving or worthy of note; noteworthy:
- A physical property, such as weight or temperature, that can be observed or measured directly, as distinguished from a quantity, such as work or entropy, that must be derived from observed quantities.
- Evident; observable:
- Worthy of notice; significant:
- Clearly apparent to the sight or understanding; obvious.
- To show or demonstrate plainly; reveal:
- To record in a ship's manifest.
- Easily perceived or understood; obvious.
- Readily distinguishable from all others; discrete:
- Easily perceived by the senses:
- Clearly defined; unquestionable:
- Absolutely clear; pellucid:
- Distinctly and sharply defined or outlined:
- Not ambiguous; clear and obvious:
- Having been logged by clear-cutting.
- Free from clouds, mist, or haze:
- Not obscured or darkened; bright:
- Easily seen through; transparent:
- Readily seen; visible:
- Readily understood; clear or obvious:
- Appearing as such but not necessarily so; seeming:
See also:Easily seen through due to a lack of subtlety
- Impossible to mistake or misinterpret; obvious:
- Free from obstructions; open; clear:
- Obvious to the perception or mind; evident:
- Not elaborate or complicated; simple:
- A grant made by a government that confers upon the creator of an invention the sole right to make, use, and sell that invention for a set period of time.
- Letters patent.
- An invention protected by such a grant.
- Free from clouds, mist, or haze:
- Not obscured or darkened; bright:
- Easily seen through; transparent:
- Wide in extent from side to side:
- Large in expanse; spacious:
- Having a certain width from side to side:
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Another word for obvious
Modifier
Clearly apparent to the eye
- (simile) Extremely clear and plain to see; something obvious or conspicuous.
- (simile) totally clear: distinct and unmistakeable, as a bell's tone is clearly heard
- Readily distinguishable from all others; discrete:
- Easily perceived by the senses:
- Clearly defined; unquestionable:
- Capable of being handled, touched, or felt; tangible:
- Capable of being felt by palpating:
- Easily perceived; obvious:
- Clearly apparent to the sight or understanding; obvious.
- To show or demonstrate plainly; reveal:
- To record in a ship's manifest.
- A grant made by a government that confers upon the creator of an invention the sole right to make, use, and sell that invention for a set period of time.
- Letters patent.
- An invention protected by such a grant.
- Clearly expressed or delineated; definite:
- Exact, as in performance, execution, or amount; accurate or correct:
- Strictly distinguished from others; very:
- Easily approached or entered.
- Easily obtained:
- Easy to talk to or get along with:
- Able, or easily able to be distinguished.
- Able to be discovered.
- (law) Subject to legal discovery; able to be requested by an opposing party through a legal process such as a subpoena.
- Capable of being perceived; discernible.
- Not confined to an inner circle of disciples or initiates.
- Comprehensible to or suited to the public; popular.
- Of or relating to the outside; external.
- (idiomatic) Visibly present; noticeable.
- Perceptible, as by vision or the intellect.
- that can be recognized
- Easily perceived or understood; obvious.
- Impossible to mistake or misinterpret; obvious:
- Affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed.
- Affording unobstructed passage or view:
- Having no protecting or concealing cover:
- Emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; shining.
- Comparatively high on the scale of brightness:
- Full of light or illumination:
- Electromagnetic radiation that is visible, perceivable by the normal human eye as colors between red and violet, having frequencies between 400 terahertz and 790 terahertz and wavelengths between 750 nanometers and 380 nanometers.
- Electromagnetic radiation of any frequency or wavelength.
- The sensation of perceiving light; brightness:
- Present participle of stand out.
- Projecting outward or upward from a line or surface; protuberant:
- Immediately noticeable; conspicuous:
- Widely known; eminent:
- Totally or offensively conspicuous or obtrusive:
- Unpleasantly loud and noisy:
- Shining intensely and blindingly:
- Tastelessly showy or bright; garish:
- Conspicuous; obvious:
- Open and observable; not hidden, concealed, or secret:
- Of, relating to, or being military or intelligence operations sanctioned or mandated by Congress:
- Easy to notice; obvious:
- Attracting attention, as by being unusual or remarkable; noticeable.
- Free from obstructions; open; clear:
- Obvious to the perception or mind; evident:
- Not elaborate or complicated; simple:
- Evident; observable:
- Worthy of notice; significant:
- Not disguised, plainly visible.
- Simple past tense and past participle of expose.
- Capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind:
- Possible to observe:
- Deserving or worthy of note; noteworthy:
- A physical property, such as weight or temperature, that can be observed or measured directly, as distinguished from a quantity, such as work or entropy, that must be derived from observed quantities.
- Capable of transmitting light so that objects or images can be seen as if there were no intervening material.
- Permeable to electromagnetic radiation of specified frequencies, as to visible light or radio waves.
- So fine in texture that it can be seen through; sheer.
- Of, concerning, or affecting the community or the people:
- Maintained for or used by the people or community:
- Capitalized in shares of stock that can be traded on the open market:
- Readily seen; visible:
- Readily understood; clear or obvious:
- Appearing as such but not necessarily so; seeming:
- Possible to see; perceptible to the eye:
- Obvious to the eye:
- Being often in the public view; conspicuous.
- Free from clouds, mist, or haze:
- Not obscured or darkened; bright:
- Easily seen through; transparent:
See also:Antonyms:Clearly apparent to the mind
- So obvious as to present no difficulties; easily settled or determined:
- Alternating between sunshine and clouds; having variable skies.
- Having or exhibiting no ambiguity or uncertainty; clear.
- Admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; clear and unambiguous:
- Wide in extent from side to side:
- Large in expanse; spacious:
- Having a certain width from side to side:
- Capable of reasoning; rational:
- Governed by or being in accordance with reason or sound thinking:
- Being within the bounds of common sense:
- of or like an aphorism
- full of or using aphorisms
- Of the nature of a proverb.
- Expressed in a proverb.
- Widely referred to, as if the subject of a proverb; famous.
- Of, relating to, or resembling an axiom; self-evident:
- Totally or offensively conspicuous or obtrusive:
- Unpleasantly loud and noisy:
- Difficult or impossible to deny; irrefutable:
- Beyond question or doubt.
- Beyond dispute or doubt; undeniable:
- A grant made by a government that confers upon the creator of an invention the sole right to make, use, and sell that invention for a set period of time.
- Letters patent.
- An invention protected by such a grant.
- Requiring no proof or explanation.
- Readily comprehended or understood; intelligible.
- Capable of being understood:
- Capable of being apprehended by the intellect alone.
- Agreed on; assumed:
- Not expressed in writing; implied:
- Fully and clearly expressed; leaving nothing implied:
- Fully developed or formulated:
- Forthright and unreserved in expression:
- Serving to put an end to doubt, question, or uncertainty; decisive:
- Readily seen; visible:
- Readily understood; clear or obvious:
- Appearing as such but not necessarily so; seeming:
- Clearly expressed; easily understood:
- Thinking or expressing oneself clearly, especially between periods of confusion; clearheaded:
- Brightly lit; luminous:
Naive
- Not sophisticated.
- Uncorrupted by evil, malice, or wrongdoing; sinless:
- Not guilty of a specific crime or offense; legally blameless:
- Within, allowed by, or sanctioned by the law; lawful.
- Having few parts or features; not complicated or elaborate:
- Easy to understand, do, or carry out:
- Having or composed of only one thing, element, or part:
Synonym Study
- Plain implies such simplicity or lack of complexity as to be easily perceptible the plain facts are these
- Clear implies that there is no confusion or obscurity to hinder understanding clear proof
- Palpable applies esp. to that which can be perceived through some sense other than that of sight, most particularly touch palpable signs of fever, an almost palpable sense of dread
- Manifest applies to that which is immediately, often intuitively, clear to the understanding
- Evident and apparent apply to that which can be readily perceived or easily inferred, but evident implies the existence of external signs his evident disappointment and apparent suggests the use of deductive reasoning it's apparent he'll win
- Obvious refers to that which is so noticeable or obtrusive that no one can fail to perceive it
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