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adj. VERBS appear, be, look, seem, sound | become It soon became obvious that the machine did not work. | make sth His manner made it obvious he didn't like her. ADV. blatantly, blindingly, extremely, glaringly, patently, transparently, very | completely, perfectly, quite The answer is perfectly obvious! | increasingly | by no means, far from, less than, not at all, not entirely It was far from obvious how they were going to get off the island. | a bit, fairly, pretty, rather I'm not going to tell Jim about this, for fairly obvious reasons. | apparently, seemingly | immediately It was immediately obvious that the bag was too heavy. | intuitively Avoid making intuitively obvious but unfounded assertions. | depressingly, distressingly, painfully It was becoming painfully obvious that the two of them had nothing in common. PREP. to It is obvious to me that you're unhappy in your job.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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obvious
something that is obvious is very easy to notice or understand – used especially when you are surprised that other people cannot notice it:
• There is an obvious connection between the two murders. • It was obvious that something was wrong.
clear
easy to notice that something is true, so that you feel sure about it and have no doubts:
• It was clear to me that my father was dying. • There are clear signs of an economic recovery.
noticeable
very easy to notice, especially because you can see, hear, smell, or feel something:
• Steroid drugs cause a noticeable change in someone’s behaviour. • Road noise tends to be more noticeable in certain weather conditions.
conspicuous
very easy to notice, because of being different from things around them:
• a conspicuous white spot on the bird’s wings • She tried to make herself look less conspicuous. • Don’t leave your valuables in a conspicuous place.
unmistakable
extremely obvious, so that you cannot possibly confuse something with something else:
• the unmistakable sound of gunfire • The flower’s scent is unmistakable.
self-evident
formal facts, ideas etc that are self-evident are obvious and true, although some people may not accept them or know about them:
• The facts in this case are self-evident and cannot be denied. • We hold these truths to be self-evident (= we believe that they obvious and true – from the American Declaration of Independence ) .
blatant
use this about something that someone does which is clearly bad, but which they do not seem to be ashamed of:
• a blatant lie • The bill is a blatant attempt to limit our right to free speech.
can tell
to know that something must be true because you can see signs that show this:
• Even though it was dark, she could tell it was him. • How can you tell if you’ve broken your arm?
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verbs
seem/appear obvious
• It seems obvious to me that he is guilty.
sound obvious
• This may sound obvious, but don’t forget to put your name on your paper.
become obvious
• It soon became obvious that the boy was not really interested.
nouns
an obvious reason
• The plan, for obvious reasons, was being kept secret.
an obvious example
• This case is an obvious example of what can go wrong.
an obvious question
• The obvious question is: why?
the obvious answer
• There is no obvious answer to their problem.
adverbs
glaringly/blindingly obvious
(= extremely obvious )
• The cause of her problems is glaringly obvious.
transparently/patently/blatantly obvious
(= clearly obvious )
• His interest in her was blatantly obvious.
painfully obvious
(= very obvious, and embarrassing or upsetting )
• It became painfully obvious that she and Edward had nothing in common.
immediately obvious
• The cause of the pain was not immediately obvious.
fairly/quite obvious
( also pretty obvious spoken )
• There are some fairly obvious signs of a poor diet.
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