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| amorphous |
not organized into an obvious structure. [1/2 definitions] |
| apparent |
clear to one's understanding; obvious. [1/3 definitions] |
| axiom |
an obvious or generally accepted principle. [2 definitions] |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. [1/2 definitions] |
| broad |
very obvious. [1/7 definitions] |
| chancre |
a hard ulcer or sore, esp. the first obvious lesion of syphilis. |
| charade |
an act performed without sincerity, esp. when the pretense is so obvious as to be ridiculous. [1/2 definitions] |
| clear |
unable to be mistaken for something else; obvious. [1/14 definitions] |
| clear-cut |
easily perceived; obvious; evident. [1/5 definitions] |
| conspicuous |
easily seen; obvious. |
| contrived |
planned or artificial, esp. in an obvious way; not spontaneous. |
| corny |
(informal) of humor, lacking subtlety; obvious; trite. [1/2 definitions] |
| demonstrable |
apparent; obvious. [1/2 definitions] |
| drip |
to manifest some quality in an obvious manner or to an exceptional degree, often insincerely. [1/7 definitions] |
| eat humble pie |
to be humbled, esp. by having to apologize for one's own obvious mistake or misbehavior. |
| evident |
clear; manifest; obvious. |
| exhibit |
to make clear or obvious; explain. [1/8 definitions] |
| frank1 |
direct or obvious. [1/7 definitions] |
| glaring |
very easily noticed; obvious. [1/3 definitions] |
| gross |
easily seen; completely obvious. [1/5 definitions] |
| hyperbole |
in rhetoric, an obvious and deliberate exaggeration or overstatement, intended for effect and not to be taken literally, such as "He had a million excuses". (Cf. litotes.) |
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