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

My confidence was always there, but obviously I got benched. —Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026

The boys obviously choose to believe. —Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026

Here’s a chart with several stats, though obviously not an entire encapsulation, for the 2024 class so far. —Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026

But many of their decisions, on the field and off, obviously didn’t work out. —Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 7 Jan. 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