the obvious
noun
: something that is easy to understand or recognize
You are stating the obvious. Tell me something I don't already know.
Try to look beyond the obvious.
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Reliability, initiative and impact make hiring you the obvious choice.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
That’s exactly how the Conservatives hope to position themselves: as the obvious choice to lead a country buffeted by domestic problems like a cost-of-living crisis, and by international ones like the global trade war and battle of sovereignty that it’s locked in with Donald Trump’s America.
—Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2025
Beyond the obvious problems, Tyler raises the issue of whether or not the trailer will depress sales of brown liquids like Coca-Cola.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
Most Popular Most Popular Chris Perkins’ final NFL mock draft: Dolphins make the obvious choice . . .
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
That’s exactly how the Conservatives hope to position themselves: as the obvious choice to lead a country buffeted by domestic problems like a cost-of-living crisis, and by international ones like the global trade war and battle of sovereignty that it’s locked in with Donald Trump’s America.
—Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2025
Beyond the obvious problems, Tyler raises the issue of whether or not the trailer will depress sales of brown liquids like Coca-Cola.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
Most Popular Most Popular Chris Perkins’ final NFL mock draft: Dolphins make the obvious choice . . .
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the obvious
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“The obvious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20obvious. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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