Vocabulary
Obvious
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
easily perceived or understood; clear, self-evident, or apparent.
Urdu meaning
واضح، صاف طور پر، بالکل ایسا ہی
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The first is the obvious problem of reducing human skill and ability.
- That narrowing of civic literacy carries obvious risks for democracy.
- This hypocrisy is obvious to all of us but still bears repeating for anyonewho thinks otherwise.
- Much has been written about the obvious blunders it made, but the important thing vis-à-vis US-India ties is what happened afterwards.
- It was obvious that the purpose of the Israeli attack was to sabotage any ceasefire deal.
Synonyms
clear, plain, plain to see, crystal clear, evident, apparent, manifest, patent,
Antonyms
imperceptible, inconspicuous, obscure,
Curator example
“unemployment has been the most obvious cost of the recession”
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