state the obvious

phrase

: to tell people things they already know

She accused me of stating the obvious.

Examples of state the obvious in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To state the obvious, this year’s total is a vast improvement on last summer, and even beat the pre-pandemic 2019 season. — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

The infrastructure upgrades needed to properly handle all that will be massive and costly, to state the obvious. — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

The Skin Procedure Playbook Not to state the obvious, but your old skincare routine isn’t going to work during perimenopause. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 1 Sep. 2026

To state the obvious, there will never be another Dolly Parton. — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026