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

No, the obvious and only answer is to vastly increase revenues. — Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Farel says the results typically fade gradually over four to six weeks, avoiding the obvious line of regrowth associated with permanent color. — Casey Delbasso, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

But clearly being overlooked now when, in truth, the obvious move would have been to promote the vice-captain seems to have turned a lightbulb on in Brook’s head. — Paul Newman, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Robert Pozen, who lectures at MIT Sloan School of Management and was formerly president of Fidelity Investments, has an answer to the obvious question about who inspects this. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026