self-evident
adjective
self-ev·i·dent
ˌself-ˈe-və-dənt 
-ˌdent
: evident without proof or reasoning
self-evidently
adverb
Examples of self-evident in a Sentence
the self-evident truth that all people have the right of self-determination
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Slavery was the self-evident contradiction that must be lived with until the infant American republic survived infancy.
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For decades, universities have relied on the assumption that their legitimacy was self-evident.
—Nicholas Dirks, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Those seven words ought to be self-evident; a war is a war, after all.
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These assertions are self-evident but fishy.
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Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
For decades, universities have relied on the assumption that their legitimacy was self-evident.
—Nicholas Dirks, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Those seven words ought to be self-evident; a war is a war, after all.
—Sarah Botstein, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
These assertions are self-evident but fishy.
—Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-evident
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“Self-evident.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-evident. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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