As expected
Obviously and as expected are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Obviously" instead an adverb phrase "As expected".
Obviously
Obviously adverb - Unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly').
As expected and obviously are semantically related. You can use "As expected" instead an adverb "Obviously".
Nearby Words: obvious, obviousness
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- positively and as expected
- positively and obviously
- definitely and as expected
- definitely and obviously
- indeed and as expected
- indeed and obviously
- of course and as expected
- of course and obviously
- certainly and as expected
- certainly and obviously
- clearly and as expected
- clearly and obviously
- doubtless and as expected
- doubtless and obviously
Both terms in one sentence
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As expected, Starfire eventually saves his life, and Val-Yor learns his aesop... that Starfire is obviously one of the "good ones".
Source: You Are a Credit to Your Race - Shout-Out: As expected with a comic based on a Fall Out Boy song, there are FOB lyric references galore (most obviously to "Tiffany Blews").
Source: Comic Book / Fall Out Toy Works
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