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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There’s the obvious drawback of having to vet quality from a classified ad.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025
This new anti-veneer movement is similar to people’s shift away from filler: Many are starting to be turned off by the obvious fake-looking appearance.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2025
Most of the episode is technically a two-hander, but Giamatti is the obvious star of the show, conveying so much resentment, sorrow, and love in every expression.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
To no one’s surprise, on Wednesday the Democratic majority on the high court seized on a technicality to avoid confronting the obvious and refused to hear the GOP’s case.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025
This new anti-veneer movement is similar to people’s shift away from filler: Many are starting to be turned off by the obvious fake-looking appearance.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2025
Most of the episode is technically a two-hander, but Giamatti is the obvious star of the show, conveying so much resentment, sorrow, and love in every expression.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
To no one’s surprise, on Wednesday the Democratic majority on the high court seized on a technicality to avoid confronting the obvious and refused to hear the GOP’s case.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 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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