self-explanatory
adjective
self-ex·plan·a·to·ry
ˌself-ik-ˈspla-nə-ˌtȯr-ē 
: explaining itself : capable of being understood without explanation
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The photograph—one of a series of some 52 large and 101 smaller stereo views Gardner made around the fort—appears as a seemingly self-explanatory illustration in books about the Indian Wars.
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Some of these are self-explanatory.
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Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
The last two are is pretty self-explanatory, but the gripper is a little more interesting.
—New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2025
Some of these are self-explanatory.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
With a pretty self-explanatory title, Chasing Life told the story of April Carver (Italia Ricci), a young woman just getting started on her dream career when she was unexpectedly diagnosed with leukemia.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-explanatory
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“Self-explanatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-explanatory. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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