Synonyms of self-evident

self-evident

adjective

ˌself-ˈe-və-dənt 

as in obvious

not needing proof in order to be accepted

the self-evident truth that all people have the right of self-determination

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obvious
• axiomatic
• evident
• apparent
• unmistakable
• clear
• prima facie
• indisputable
• manifest
• undeniable
• incontrovertible
• unquestionable
• incontestable
• self-explanatory
• plain
• indubitable
• transparent
• accepted
• open-and-shut
• patent
• granted
• given
• hands-down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• problematic
• questionable
• problematical
• arguable
• debatable
• dubious
• moot
• disputable
• contestable
• doubtable

Examples of self-evident in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Now, holding the truth of the talent in our contenders self-evident, have a great holiday and check out some great TV. —Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 July 2024

What was never beaten out of her was an innate sense of liberty—the knowledge, self-evident to her, that God intended for her to be liberated from bondage, spiritually as well as literally. —Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024

And the basic appeal is self-evident: an enviable selection of premium cigars, and the premium spirits to match, in comfortably luxe settings that range from Victorian dens to upscale man caves. —Richard Carleton Hacker, Robb Report, 13 June 2024

Some of the consequences of this increasingly autocratic system are self-evident. —Maksim Samorukov, Foreign Affairs, 25 Apr. 2024