obviously
adverb
ob·vi·ous·ly
ˈäb-vē-əs-lē 
1
: in an obvious manner
showed his anger obviously
2
: as is plainly evident
Obviously, something is wrong.
She obviously enjoys her work.
Examples of obviously in a Sentence
She obviously enjoys her work.
Their answer was obviously wrong.
That's obviously not her real name.
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Beyond 2x zoom, the sharpening begins to look more obviously artificial.
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ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
The counterargument is that even if, say, Jake Oettinger ends up passing Hellebuyck as the No. 1 by the February Olympics, Hellebuyck is obviously still on the roster.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Certain things were, but how they were executed was obviously a different matter because there’s a whole bunch of different ways that things like that can be done.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2025
In his post-game interview, Sampson obviously knew the question that was coming: what was the play, and more importantly, why didn't a shot go up?
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
The counterargument is that even if, say, Jake Oettinger ends up passing Hellebuyck as the No. 1 by the February Olympics, Hellebuyck is obviously still on the roster.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Certain things were, but how they were executed was obviously a different matter because there’s a whole bunch of different ways that things like that can be done.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2025
In his post-game interview, Sampson obviously knew the question that was coming: what was the play, and more importantly, why didn't a shot go up?
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for obviously
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“Obviously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obviously. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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