Synonyms of obviously

obviously

adverb

as in clearly

in a way that is easily noticed by an outside observer

From the look on his face, he was obviously thrilled with the news.

Related Words

• clearly
• visibly
• evidently
• distinctly
• apparently
• manifestly
• seemingly
• patently
• noticeably
• positively
• surely
• markedly
• supposedly
• plainly
• palpably
• self-evidently
• ostensibly
• presumably
• appreciably
• discernibly
• outwardly
• externally
• ostensively
• putatively
• assuredly
• credibly
• believably

Dissimilar Words

• secretly
• privately
• furtively
• secretively

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of obviously

The native Hawaiian obviously wasn’t too concerned about straining his vocal cords. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

Nirvana is an act who hasn’t been around in 30 years, and obviously the frontman is no longer with us. — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2026

The first is that most of the M6’s gains can be attributed to its extra CPU and GPU cores relative to the M5, and the M5 Pro, M5 Max, and M5 Ultra all obviously still have more of both kinds of cores than the M6 does. — ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026

Songs From the Stacks presents another opportunity for an obviously hungry local audience to show love to Milwaukee's exploding rap scene. — Anya Sesay, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2026