obvious
Something obvious is plain to see and easily understandable. It was obvious that you didn't enjoy your meal because I found it rolled in a napkin and shoved under the rug.
There's nothing vague about the adjective obvious — it's right there in front of your eyes! It describes something that's easy to figure out or the most straightforward option. If someone states the obvious, you're likely to respond with a sarcastic "No duh!" or "Thanks Sherlock." If obvious isn't the obvious word of choice, you can try a synonym such as "evident" or "apparent."
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easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind“obvious errors”synonyms:apparent, evident, manifest, patent, plain, resounding, unmistakableclearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgmentfrankclearly manifest; evidentopen-and-shutso obvious as to be easily solved or decidedself-explanatoryneeding no explanationtransparenteasily understood or seen through (because of a lack of subtlety)writ largemade more obvious or prominentantonyms:unobviousnot immediately apparentunapparentnot readily apparentunprovablenot provable
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The trial is over, and now the members of the jury hold a man's fate in their hands. Nearly everyone is convinced the defendant is guilty—everyone except Juror 8. He tries to convince the other jurors to acknowledge their preconceptions and examine the case with fresh eyes.
This list will make it crystal clear which word to use when you're describing something that's easy to see or understand. For more synonym lists, explore our Say What You Mean resources.
In Latin, the word for "road" or "way" is "via." True to our roots, in English, we say that we go from New York to Florida via Interstate Highway 95. More Latin Love, Volume I lists: vocare, portare, sci, and struere! ELA Common Core State Standard: "Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word."