OBVIOUSNESS Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

obviousness

noun

Definition of obviousness

as in clearness

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Recent Examples of obviousness That’s the magic of cinema — the obviousness of showing someone in a setting, in a situation, that tells you something. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 15 May 2026 The obviousness with which Kreutzer introduces Elsa into this story as a foil is offset by the uncertainty of the character’s purpose. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 15 May 2026 On occasion, the obviousness of Nett’s references does pay off. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2026 Based on the previews, however, the obviousness of her selection is going to come up soon, and based on her tenure on RHOBH, Lisa has never been good at deflecting the heat. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026 Their love scene in the rain, while obviously less visually spectacular than in the film, plunges headlong into romantic cliches that manage to get the job done despite their obviousness. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026 The tension is that the scientific evidence of a pervasive public-health problem caused directly by social media is nowhere near as strong as the popular feeling about its obviousness. — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025 Though the dialogue does sometimes lapse into obviousness, the cast reliably sells it. — Judy Berman, Time, 10 Dec. 2025 Non-obviousness means the invention wouldn’t be obvious – an easy tweak or routine step in the process – to a skilled person in the field based on existing knowledge. — Lucy Xiaolu Wang, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025

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Noun

Wine-Coca conduces to mental activity and clearness, prevents fatigue and exhaustion, brings cheerfulness and sweet refreshing sleep.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 29 May 2026

Definition of clearness

Noun

What that translates to for audiences is better intelligibility — words that land rather than wash — and a cleaner overall mix, because the engineer is no longer spending mental and technical energy fighting unwanted signal at the source.

— Dave Brooks, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
If wrestling is so watchable thanks to its intelligibility—every appearance, utterance, and movement is so extreme that the point of the story cannot be misinterpreted—then the same can be said of many scenarios in KUWTK.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026

Definition of intelligibility

Noun

Grover is candid that Nomono doesn't lead its pitch with the AI-legibility argument.

— Damion Taylor, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Her fierce intelligence helps paper over some of the screenplay’s rougher transitions, and even lends a measure of legibility to Sylvia’s sudden coldness.

— Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 June 2026

Definition of legibility

Noun

Slim loafers contrast your outfit’s baggy proportions, and white socks provide just the right pop of brightness.

— India Roby, Glamour, 20 July 2026
The glasses feature dual micro OLED displays that combine to bring a merged 1920 x 1080 display in front of your eyes, with 1,200 nits of peak brightness and a 120-Hz refresh rate.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 July 2026

Definition of brightness

Noun

The sheer fact of filming fills a frame, even one composed with quasi-documentary plainness, with a plethora of details of narrative, expressive, aesthetic, intellectual, and historical import.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 July 2026
To understand why men might have adopted a clothing system that prioritized plainness and conformity over color and change, this book investigates the gradual crystallization of this civic uniform of masculinity.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026

Definition of plainness

Noun

How can the sense of an absolute union of all matter be reconciled with the endless multiplicity and distinctness of it?

— Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
However, a few hours with Air Riders reveals the nuance and depth of its gameplay, the distinctness of this flavor of racing game and its sensory, chaotic, and strategic appeal.

— Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2025

Definition of distinctness

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