the obvious

noun

: something that is easy to understand or recognize

You are stating the obvious. Tell me something I don't already know.

Try to look beyond the obvious.

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Again, Tottenham are the obvious culprit here, but also consider teams such as Brighton, Bournemouth and Aston Villa. —

Nick Miller, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024 Sabrina Carpenter’s Netflix Christmas special is very good, but the obvious highlight is her duet with Chappell Roan. —

Kris Holt, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024 Holiday shoppers might find that the Magnificent Mile is the obvious choice. —

Nerdwallet, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2024 SpaceX supporters argue the company's more powerful, fully reusable Super Heavy-Starship rocket is the obvious choice for deep space exploration, but the huge rocket is far from operational with just a half-dozen suborbital test flights to its credit. —

William Harwood, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the obvious