obvious 
ob·vi·ous (äb′vē əs)
obvious
modif.
Clearly apparent to the eye
clear, visible, apparent, public, transparent, observable, perceptible, exposed, undisguised, noticeable, plain, conspicuous, overt, glaring, blatant, prominent, standing out, light, bright, open, unmistakable, evident, recognizable, discernible, in evidence, exoteric, in view, in sight, perceivable, discoverable, distinguishable, accessible, precise, patent, manifest, palpable, distinct, clear as a bell*, clear as day*, sticking out a mile*, sticking out like a sore thumb*, plain as the nose on one's face*, hitting one in the face*, leaping to the eye*; see also definite 2.Antonyms
obscure*, hidden*, indistinct. * Clearly apparent to the mind
lucid, apparent, conclusive, explicit, understood, intelligible, comprehensible, self-evident, patent, indisputable, unquestionable, undeniable, blatant, axiomatic, proverbial, aphoristic, reasonable, broad, unequivocal, unambiguous, on the surface, unmysterious, as plain as the nose on one's face*, going without saying*, staring one in the face*, open and shut*; see also definite 1, understandable.Antonyms
profound*, ambiguous*, equivocal. * Naive
simple, innocent, unsophisticated; see inexperienced, naive, young 2.
obvious refers to that which is so noticeable or obtrusive that no one can fail to perceive it; evident and apparent apply to that which can be readily perceived or easily inferred, but evident implies the existence of external signs his evident disappointment and apparent suggests the use of deductive reasoning it's apparent he'll win; manifest applies to that which is immediately, often intuitively, clear to the understanding; palpable applies esp. to that which can be perceived through some sense other than that of sight, most particularly touch palpable signs of fever, an almost palpable sense of dread; clear implies that there is no confusion or obscurity to hinder understanding clear proof; plain implies such simplicity or lack of complexity as to be easily perceptible the plain facts are these
Preposition: that
- something: I didn't enjoy the holiday much as it was obvious that something was wrong.
Preposition: at
- glance: Thus a master will have much more to bring to a self-defence situation than appears obvious at first glance.
Modifies a noun
- reason: For obvious reasons, North Koreans have learned Russian.
- choice: The most obvious choice was a new Win 95 notebook used by a field tech.
- advantage: Aside from the obvious corrective advantages, formal verse frees one from the fetters of one's ego.
- example: The most obvious example is Hong Kong, source of 30 % of all FDI into mainland China in 2005.
- conclusion: The party apparatus drew the obvious conclusion from Mandelson's humiliation.
- implication: Such news network linkages had obvious implications for creating uniformity in coverage.
Modifying Another Word
- blindingly: Simon Cox will take 27 minutes to explain the blindingly obvious.
- blatantly: It's also full of subtext examining issues in our society without being blatantly obvious.
- glaringly: All this is possible because the report points out some glaringly obvious truths that have been ignored for too long.
- fairly: The steps to the upper level on the far side are fairly obvious here.
- patently: However it was patently obvious by then that it was daft to continue.
- painfully: This may seem painfully obvious but the notion of an arrow of time is important.
Infinitive complement
- mention: Perhaps too obvious to mention, but too important to leave out.
Used with adjective complement
- seem: Putting on my Business Analyst's hat, the solution seemed obvious.
- become: The similarity to the royal wedding of Rev becomes obvious based simply on the parallels of motif.
- appear: In the early days, the need for such people in the call center may not have appeared obvious.
- sound: Sounds quite obvious, but you must wager in at betting limits where you can defeat the best part of players.
Preposition: from
- outset: Sometimes however, it is obvious from the outset that a particular item might benefit from two reviews from quite different points of view.
But years ago he had decided never to be afraid of the deafeningly obvious, it is always news to somebody.
Familiar things happen, and mankind does not bother about them.It requires a very unusual mind to undertake the analysis of the obvious.
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