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
Gotta take a look at them, obviously.
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Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Nov. 2025
The article has no byline and, in the way of these document dumps, isn’t obviously connected to anything else.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 17 Nov. 2025
Or, rather, a Twitter account claiming to be Cormac McCarthy, obviously fake, delighted us for a weekend, and then, even more delightfully, was somehow verified.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
Early Beyoncé, obviously Destiny’s Child.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 17 Nov. 2025
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Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Nov. 2025
The article has no byline and, in the way of these document dumps, isn’t obviously connected to anything else.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 17 Nov. 2025
Or, rather, a Twitter account claiming to be Cormac McCarthy, obviously fake, delighted us for a weekend, and then, even more delightfully, was somehow verified.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
Early Beyoncé, obviously Destiny’s Child.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 17 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for obviously
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“Obviously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obviously. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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