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.

Examples of the obvious in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Based on audience size, the larger creator looked like the obvious choice. — Sergi Cerrato, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Toso said the interest helped inspire byFood to launch a Japanese convenience-store tour built to walk travelers past the obvious viral picks. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026

In a wartorn country where air travel is too perilous to even consider, the roads are the obvious option, but are jammed, precarious, and cursed with long, torturous border queues. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

Leonhard seemed the obvious choice to get the job permanently. — Tim Graham, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026