obviously

adverb

ob·​vi·​ous·​ly ˈäb-vē-əs-lē 

1

: in an obvious manner

showed his anger obviously

2

: as is plainly evident

Obviously, something is wrong.

She obviously enjoys her work.

Examples of obviously in a Sentence

She obviously enjoys her work.

Their answer was obviously wrong.

That's obviously not her real name.

Recent Examples on the Web

Putter lengths obviously differ and matches could be won/lost. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Quite obviously, this was as pure an endorsement of self-regulation as even an AI bot could imagine. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

At its best, obviously, art is connecting about the vulnerable and interesting good stuff. — Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026

As Ray goes down the rabbit hole, the shiny facade of Metropia and Megamax (which is, notably and obviously evil from the start) begin to crumble. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1638, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

obviously

adverb

ob·​vious·​ly

ˈäb-vē-əs-lē

1

: in an obvious manner

obviously enjoys her work

dealing with an obviously difficult subject

2

: it is obvious

obviously, this is only a beginning