adjective. Easily perceived or understood; apparent. synonym: apparent.

adjective. Easily seen through because of a lack of subtlety; transparent.

Being or standing in the way; standing or placed in the front.

Open; exposed to danger or accident.

Coming in the way; presenting itself as to be done.

Easily discovered, seen, or understood; plain; manifest; evident; palpable.

In zoology, plainly distinguishable; quite apparent: as, an obvious mark; an obvious stria: opposed -to obscure or obsolete.

adjective. Opposing; fronting.

adjective. Exposed; subject; open; liable.

adjective. Easily discovered, seen, or understood; readily perceived by the eye or the intellect; plain; evident; apparent

adjective. Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory.

adjective. easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind

"Mexico, how identical in shape and size with the protuberance of Africa just opposite, and how the protuberance of the Venezuelan and Brazilian coast fits in with the in-curve of Africa: so that it is obvious to me -- it is quite _obvious_ -- that they once were one; and one night rushed so far apart; and the wild Atlantic knew that thing, and ran gladly, hasting in between: and how if eye of flesh had been there to see, and ear to hear that cruel thundering, my God, my God -- what horror!"

non-obvious  unobvious  

clear  evident  manifest  plain  

apparent  axiomatic  demonstrable  evident  frank  

obviousness  

apparent  definite  possible  real  

apparent  apparent  bald  clean-cut  clear