self-evident
[adjective]
Synonyms: obvious, clear, incontrovertible, inescapable, undeniable

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Contrasted words: enigmatic, hidden, mysterious, obscure, doubtable, doubtful, questionable, uncertain
Related Words: clear, manifest, obvious, plain, unmistakable, unquestionable

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English Thesaurus: obvious, clear, noticeable, conspicuous, unmistakable, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

ˌself-ˈevident adjective formal
clearly true and needing no more proof Synonym : obvious:
self-evident truths
it is self-evident (that)
It is self-evident that childhood experiences influence our adult behaviour.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

self evident
adj.
VERBS appear, be, seem | become
ADV. by no means These truths were by no means self-evident when Galileo first suggested them.
almost | largely | fairly
PREP. to It was self-evident to her that anything so wonderful could not have evolved accidentally.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

obvious something that is obvious is very easy to notice or understand – used especially when you are surprised that other people cannot notice it:
There is an obvious connection between the two murders.
It was obvious that something was wrong.
clear easy to notice that something is true, so that you feel sure about it and have no doubts:
It was clear to me that my father was dying.
There are clear signs of an economic recovery.
noticeable very easy to notice, especially because you can see, hear, smell, or feel something:
Steroid drugs cause a noticeable change in someone’s behaviour.
Road noise tends to be more noticeable in certain weather conditions.
conspicuous very easy to notice, because of being different from things around them:
a conspicuous white spot on the bird’s wings
She tried to make herself look less conspicuous.
Don’t leave your valuables in a conspicuous place.
unmistakable extremely obvious, so that you cannot possibly confuse something with something else:
the unmistakable sound of gunfire
The flower’s scent is unmistakable.
self-evident formal facts, ideas etc that are self-evident are obvious and true, although some people may not accept them or know about them:
The facts in this case are self-evident and cannot be denied.
We hold these truths to be self-evident (=we believe that they obvious and true – from the American Declaration of Independence).
blatant use this about something that someone does which is clearly bad, but which they do not seem to be ashamed of:
a blatant lie
The bill is a blatant attempt to limit our right to free speech.
can tell to know that something must be true because you can see signs that show this:
Even though it was dark, she could tell it was him.
How can you tell if you’ve broken your arm?

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