less than obvious
Frequency: 4.80.9 per million words
Suggests that something is not very obvious or is subtle.
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Examples (10)
- The solution was less than obvious.
- Her intentions were less than obvious to everyone.
- The connection between the two events was less than obvious at first.
- He found the instructions less than obvious.
- The meaning behind his smile was less than obvious.
- For an outsider, the company's internal politics were less than obvious.
- The benefits of the new policy are less than obvious to the employees.
- It was less than obvious why he reacted that way.
- The path to success in this venture is often less than obvious.
- Decoding the ancient text proved to be less than obvious.