self-evident
adjective
self-ev·i·dent
ˌself-ˈe-və-dənt 
-ˌdent
: evident without proof or reasoning
self-evidently
adverb
Examples of self-evident in a Sentence
the self-evident truth that all people have the right of self-determination
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Matching the rhetoric of today The Space Force's fresh candor about orbital warfare should be self-evident, according to Saltzman.
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Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025
The intimate coupling between my brain and my devices is both self-evident and extremely normal.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 10 Mar. 2025
Of course, that nothing much will change was largely self-evident by the fact that this NPC follows on the heels of last July’s third CCP plenum, where long-term goals were laid out: bolstering party-state capitalism, countering U.S. containment, boosting innovation, and entrenching loyalty to Xi.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
The implications are self-evident, the consequences dire.
—Karen Lee, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2025
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Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025
The intimate coupling between my brain and my devices is both self-evident and extremely normal.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 10 Mar. 2025
Of course, that nothing much will change was largely self-evident by the fact that this NPC follows on the heels of last July’s third CCP plenum, where long-term goals were laid out: bolstering party-state capitalism, countering U.S. containment, boosting innovation, and entrenching loyalty to Xi.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
The implications are self-evident, the consequences dire.
—Karen Lee, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-evident
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“Self-evident.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-evident. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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