obviously
Syllables: ob·vi·ous·lyUK/ˈɒ(b).vi.əs.li//ˈɑ(b).vi(.)əs.li/
obviously adverb: in an obvious or clearly apparent manner.
Adverb
obviously (comparative more obviously, superlative most obviously)
- In an obvious or clearly apparent manner.
- She was in floods of tears and obviously very upset.
- She'd obviously not gone to sleep yet: her eyes were bloodshot with sleepiness.
- Synonyms:
- apparently
- Used as a filler word, or to introduce information even when not obvious.
- You weren't to know, but I've spoken to, obviously, Jim about this, and ...
obviously meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
obviously in Hindi
- जाहिर है
obviously in Tamil
- தெளிய, தெட்டத்தெளிய, தெட்டத்தெளிவு
obviously in Marathi
- obviously, of course, naturally, goes without saying
- अर्थात arthāt
obviously in Urdu
- صاف طور سے, صریحاً
More languagesFewer languages
- obviously in Bengali
- সম্ভবত, স্পষ্টত, সুস্পষ্টরূপে
- obviously in Malayalam
- സ്പഷ്ടമായി, വ്യക്തമായി, തെളിവായി, പ്രകടം
- obviously in Tagalog
- kanawa-nawang
- obviously in Arabic
- بُوضُوح būḍūḥ
- obviously in Vietnamese
- rõ ràng, hiển nhiên, rành rành, sờ sờ
Examples of obviously in a sentence
- The plane has obviously been delayed.
- It was a casual sneer, obviously one of a long line.1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 8, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
- Picking up her underclothing she departed, obviously to dress somewhere else.1964, Philip K. Dick, “NINE”, in Clans of the Alphane Moon, United States: Ace Books, →OCLC; republished London: HarperCollinsPublishers...
- “Local sellers, despite obviously buying some items in advance in a bulk, don’t have all these items I was interested in.”2025 May 2, Elisabeth Buchwald and Ramishah Maruf, “A massive tariff on millions of Americans’ purchases just went into effect — cue the...
Synonyms of obviously
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Antonyms
Forms of obviously
| comparative | more obviously |
|---|---|
| superlative | most obviously |
Origin of obviously
From obvious + -ly.
Words formed from obviously
Questions about obviously
- What does obviously mean?
- Obviously means in an obvious or clearly apparent manner.
- What is obviously in Hindi?
- Obviously in Hindi is जाहिर है. See Obviously meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use obviously in a sentence?
- The plane has obviously been delayed.
- What part of speech is obviously?
- Obviously is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce obviously?
- Obviously is pronounced /ˈɒ(b).vi.əs.li/ (UK).
Words near obviously in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: obviously (page history and authors); obviously (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); obviously (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); अर्थात (Marathi) (page history and authors); obviously (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); obviously (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); obviously (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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