OBVIOUSLY Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

obviously

adverb

Definition of obviously

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.

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Recent Examples of obviously Second, big college stadiums are always slow to fill up pregame and that picture was obviously taken before kickoff. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026 Around town one sees all manner of ramps of obviously recent installation. — David Super, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026 Trey Kaufman-Renn’s mom obviously was looking forward to his KU debut. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026 The numbers would obviously change if a team is better or worse at making 2-point conversions — Carolina is 2 for 11 in three seasons under Canales — or if overtime isn’t a coin flip. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for obviously

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Both camps are chasing an 11-member board majority, though a handful of candidates don’t align clearly with either side.

— Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said Tehran had clearly communicated its demands.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of clearly

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Eudora’s outline is visibly backlit by a low late afternoon sun as her shadow is cast across the patchy grass of a pathway that leads to a ruin of Corinthian columns.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026
The pop star flashed his newly asymmetrical smile to the big-screen cameras, showing that his top left incisor was visibly much shorter and uneven compared to his right.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2026

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