apparently obvious
Frequency: 5.71.6 per million words
Suggests something seems obvious on the surface, but may not be.
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Examples (10)
- It was apparently obvious that he was trying to avoid the question, but no one pressed him.
- The solution seemed apparently obvious at first glance, yet it proved quite complex upon closer inspection.
- Her discomfort was apparently obvious to everyone in the room, though she tried to hide it.
- The failure of the project was apparently obvious long before its official cancellation.
- While the answer might appear apparently obvious, the underlying reasons are often more intricate.
- He made an apparently obvious mistake that cost them the game.
- The direction to the exit became apparently obvious once they turned the corner.
- From her reaction, his disappointment was apparently obvious, despite his attempts to be stoic.
- The flaws in the argument were apparently obvious to anyone who had studied the subject.
- The change in their relationship was apparently obvious, even to casual observers.