adjective
definition
Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory.
Examples of obvious in a Sentence
But it is obvious to me that we can end war.
In that moment of obvious joy, Alondra barely had an accent.
It was obvious that he didn't want to talk about his natural father.
The answer was as obvious as it was embarrassing.
She was intruding, but it soon became obvious that Sarah wasn't going to sit down until everyone else was seated.
It will be so obvious, even you will see it.
One thing was obvious about Bordeaux.
It was obvious she remembered the scene.
It was obvious the discussion, such as it had been, was over.
Connie stammered out a prim salutation, still staring at him, and Lisa blushed at Giddon's obvious amusement.
He glanced down and noted her color with obvious confusion.
The other obvious fact was that Dulce didn't accept the inheritance issue.
He surveyed her slender figure with obvious appreciation.
The night air was chilly on her bare arms and she shivered involuntarily, annoyed at herself because it looked like an obvious ploy.
Pierre's lip was completely insubordinate, and it was obvious he'd never worked for Dusty.
And yet, this evening, the possibility was as obvious as it had not been that morning.
One incident was an obvious abduction in rural Delaware that occurred overnight.
It was too dark to see his expression, but it was obvious he was watching her.
She hesitated, intimidated by his obvious displeasure.
Standing there gazing up at him, it was obvious that he knew it too.
While Molly was her usual quiet self, and perhaps a little nervous, it was obvious she was excited.
He turned and leaned back against the counter, surveying her with obvious distaste.
It was obvious that he wanted to clear the air, but couldn't decide where to start.
It was obvious no one was aware of me; I wasn't there to any of them.
Betsy and I had both jumped to too obvious a conclusion.
The answer was obvious.
But all he said was so prettily sedate, and the naivete of his youthful egotism was so obvious, that he disarmed his hearers.
His attitude toward her did an about face so obvious that even Jonathan noticed.
Mr. Rinehart regarded them both with obvious confusion.
We adults passed banalities back and forth while Howie opened wine, of an obvious expensive vintage us Gustefsons only admired.
Were her feelings for Cade so obvious that he had detected them?
But as time progressed, his obvious reluctance to propose marriage presented a far more difficult problem.
That was an obvious question.
Her intent was obvious, but Cynthia decided to play dumb.
As she approached the barn, it was obvious that the door had been torn off its hinges.
Make it messy and obvious.
It was obvious he'd heard them.
He too was troubled to distraction by Shipton's presence, enough to pass up such an obvious chance to pull Fred's leg.
Putting aside her obvious mental problems, Dean guessed she still possessed the ability to try and kill her husband.
It was obvious that Cynthia was still feeling terrible.
It is remarkable that he should not have discovered in her the qualities so obvious to modern champions of her character - easiness, gullibility, incurable innocence and invincible ignorance of evil, incapacity to suspect or resent anything, readiness to believe and forgive all things.
Though there was no advantage in sending Friant's division instead of Claparede's, and even an obvious inconvenience and delay in stopping Claparede and sending Friant now, the order was carried out exactly.
The state of the count's affairs became quite obvious a month after his death, surprising everyone by the immense total of small debts the existence of which no one had suspected.
Sooner or later it would become obvious to Cade himself.
She wanted to slap him, more because he was making it obvious how right Darkyn was.
Brown eyes with long white lashes stared at Carmen with obvious curiosity.
I'm afraid there aren't many people willing to look beyond the obvious in this circumstance.
Mine is the most obvious choice.
She accepted his report, not without obvious sadness but with business-like decorum and no sign of tears.
How about considering the obvious?