as in obvious
not needing proof in order to be accepted
the self-evident truth that all people have the right of self-determination
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Recent Examples of self-evident
The matter of where to reach them — online — is self-evident.
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Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
In the end, the most elegant lesson from Afghanistan is also the most self-evident: Violent social engineering is a dumb idea.
—Dan Fisher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
As naive as that may sound in a world where so many self-evident rights and wrongs are being routinely, dishonestly evaluated and reevaluated, the series elevates simple truths in ways that are downright inspirational.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Aug. 2025
As with many psychological concepts, the importance of mattering sounds self-evident, which Flett suspects is why it’s been neglected as a field of study.
—Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
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Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
In the end, the most elegant lesson from Afghanistan is also the most self-evident: Violent social engineering is a dumb idea.
—Dan Fisher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
As naive as that may sound in a world where so many self-evident rights and wrongs are being routinely, dishonestly evaluated and reevaluated, the series elevates simple truths in ways that are downright inspirational.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Aug. 2025
As with many psychological concepts, the importance of mattering sounds self-evident, which Flett suspects is why it’s been neglected as a field of study.
—Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-evident
Adjective
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Black inks for the same printers tend to have less obvious smearing than the color ink, and many smear just enough to see a smudge, without harming readability.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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But Trump’s arbitrary brand of interventionism comes with obvious dangers.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Whether this knowledge is acquired through data collection and analysis, by physical experimentation, or using mathematical analysis based on axiomatic principles, the result is new understandings and insights.—
Sheldon H. Jacobson,
Twin Cities,
10 July 2025
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Anyone who wants to prove all the possible statements in the mathematical universe will be forced to keep creating new axiomatic systems forever.—
Gregory Barber,
Quanta Magazine,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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The impact of this team is evident not only in their buildings but in their relationships.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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While some laws have changed, the wealth is evident even on a brief visit.—
Vivienne Walt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Foreclosure would become nonviable as a means of tax collection — with no readily apparent alternative means for timely collection of the delinquent revenue.—
Todd Spangler,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Remember, magnitude is the scale used by astronomers to chart the apparent brightness of an object in the night sky.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Precise numbers of staffing cuts are hard to pin down, but their historic scale in the first eight months of this administration is unmistakable.—
Chris Sellers,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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But some parts are unmistakable.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Self-evident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-evident. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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