obviously

Adverb

Meaning

unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

apparently evidently manifestly clearly plain plainly patently doubtlessly course probably strongly really apparent indeed naturally
Show all synonyms

Antonyms

nope not never negative secretly non
Show all antonyms

Phrases with the word

obviously different obviously heterosexual obviously bald

Examples

The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot. Salvador Dalí

A process which led from the amœba to man appeared to the philosophers to be obviously a progress - though whether the amœba would agree with this opinion is not known. Bertrand Russell

I'd been to Memphis before, but we stayed out of Memphis early on in the late 70s for obvious reasons. People were very sensitive about Elvis Presley, and my stage name obviously would be provocative to some people in that area at that time. Elvis Costello

Modern man must descend the spiral of his own absurdity to the lowest point; only then can he look beyond it. It is obviously impossible to get around it, jump over it, or simply avoid it. Václav Havel

I do not envy people who think they have a complete explanation of the world, for the simple reason that they are obviously wrong. Salman Rushdie

What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured. Kurt Vonnegut

Close letter words and terms

obvious well obvious works obvious zombie obviously bald obviously different obviously heterosexual