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

Trump wasn’t on the ballot, obviously – but for the first time, voters did not credit Trump with good management of the economy or with keeping America out of wars. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Most obviously, cities with many millionaire renters are typically cities where real estate is expensive. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026

Second, big college stadiums are always slow to fill up pregame and that picture was obviously taken before kickoff. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Around town one sees all manner of ramps of obviously recent installation. — David Super, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 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