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

Ballots are submitted entirely online, and Academy members are not required to see every best picture nominee before voting (but obviously, that’s encouraged). —Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2025

Primarily, and rather obviously, since there’s no such code to share in the first place. Removing reliance, in most cases at least, of Google users on their phone carrier for anti-abuse protections. —Davey Winder, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025

And Tatiana Maslany, who’s obviously in ‘The Monkey’ (Lois, the protagonist’s mother) is just the greatest. —Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 22 Feb. 2025

That’s where, obviously, I was known for playing basketball. —Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025

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