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 need to regulate is often self-evident.
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Doug McCauley, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
The appeal for Swatch is also self-evident.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
The existential philosophy of Camus and Sartre, self-evident truths for these absurdist writers, is conveyed less through the content than through the style of their plays.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
This is what the studio can show us, a process self-evident in the studio, but which can illuminate unseen processes outside it, a world as construction, rather than as discovery.
—Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
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Doug McCauley, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
The appeal for Swatch is also self-evident.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
The existential philosophy of Camus and Sartre, self-evident truths for these absurdist writers, is conveyed less through the content than through the style of their plays.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
This is what the studio can show us, a process self-evident in the studio, but which can illuminate unseen processes outside it, a world as construction, rather than as discovery.
—Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for self-evident
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-evident
Adjective
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But what feels most haunting about the arc of then to now, about Smith’s unfathomable issues and woes — yet obvious heart and particularly evident quest to find himself in recent years — is that his words then were spoken with a sense of arrival and past tense.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2026
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Look in the most obvious places first.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 June 2026
Adjective
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Statements tend to be axiomatic rather than descriptive of particular individuals.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
10 June 2026
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Just a few years after the arrival of ZF, Kurt Gödel showed that no axiomatic system capable of basic arithmetic can be used to prove its own consistency.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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On the field, the players’ lack of experience was evident.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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The improvements are evident in its elegant proportions and concealed features, such as the integrated cleats and automatic fenders.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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Less than two years after an infant girl died of apparent starvation in Mesquite, the child's parents pleaded guilty to a lesser crime and received lengthy prison sentences.—
Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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The Sox announced after the game that Sean Newcomb will be the opener Saturday in an apparent bullpen game.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
Adjective
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The companies that survive this wave will stand for something unmistakable.—
Ankur Shah,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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The clinical system gave my family no pathway for thinking about his risk before his decline became unmistakable.—
Elizabeth Bevins,
STAT,
16 June 2026
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“Self-evident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-evident. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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