adjective · neutral
obvious
UK/ˈɒbviəs/US/ˈɑːbviəs/OB·vi·ous
Band 5-6speakingtask2task1
clear and easy to understand or see
Examples
“It was obvious that she had rehearsed the speech.”
“The answer is obvious once you look at the data.”
“He made an obvious mistake during the test.”
Band 8 sentence
“Given the multiple inconsistencies in his story, it was obvious to anyone paying attention that he had lied.”
Collocations
- obvious reason
- obvious mistake
- obvious solution
Word family
obvious adjobviously advobviousness noun
Common mistakes
She obvious that she was tired.→It was obvious that she was tired.
Many obvious reasons→various/ many reasons or obvious reasons
Say it for a higher band
5clear→6evident→7+obvious
Synonyms
evident
clear
Easily confused
apparent
“It was apparent from his tone that he was annoyed.”
obviously
“He was obviously upset after the meeting.”
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