obviously

adverb

ob·​vi·​ous·​ly ˈäb-vē-əs-lē 

1

: in an obvious manner

showed his anger obviously

2

: as is plainly evident

Obviously, something is wrong.

She obviously enjoys her work.

Examples of obviously in a Sentence

She obviously enjoys her work.

Their answer was obviously wrong.

That's obviously not her real name.

Recent Examples on the Web

The public health enterprise of our country plays an essential role keeping our food safe, keeping our drugs safe, obviously keeping coal miners, firefighters safe. —ABC News, 4 May 2025

David Phelan When a phone is as thin as the iPhone 17 Air is reported to be, perhaps as little as 5.5mm, the room for a battery is reduced compared to a thicker phone, obviously. —David Phelan, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025

And this is one of the reasons why there are some people in the United States who kind of regard Putin as - as - as the savior of - of western civilization, or - or Christianity and so forth, which is obviously kind of a - a perverse view of him as well. —CBS News, 4 May 2025

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Word History

First Known Use

1638, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

obviously

adverb

ob·​vious·​ly

ˈäb-vē-əs-lē

1

: in an obvious manner

obviously enjoys her work

dealing with an obviously difficult subject

2

: it is obvious

obviously, this is only a beginning