SELF-EVIDENCE Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

self-evidence

noun

Definition of self-evidence

as in obviousness

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Noun

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

Definition of obviousness

Noun

Demanding a transparent investigation Salgado Araujo’s death has brought an outpouring of grief and calls for transparency, with activists and Texas Democratic lawmakers demanding all evidence from the scene be reviewed.

— Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
The new post-detection protocols stress transparency, scientific rigor, and clearly indicate what an astronomer must do in the event of first contact with an extraterrestrial intelligence.

— Chris Young July 07, New Atlas, 7 July 2026

Definition of transparency

Noun

That lack of clarity has led public-health officials to offer somewhat unsatisfactory advice on how to keep yourself safe.

— Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026
The platform provides industry-leading 35-centimeter imagery resolution, enabling greater visual clarity for tactical operations and improving the ability to identify and analyze objects in complex environments.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026

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