As if
Obviously
Obviously adverb - Unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly').
As if and obviously are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "As if" instead an adverb "Obviously".
Nearby Words: obvious, obviousness
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- apparently and as if
- apparently and obviously
- plainly and as if
- plainly and obviously
- perceptibly and as if
- perceptibly and obviously
- clearly and as if
- clearly and obviously
- expressly and as if
- expressly and obviously
- presumably and as if
- presumably and obviously
- probably and as if
- probably and obviously
Both terms in one sentence
- WWE obviously tried to play it off as if it were some kind of extreme spot (the shot of Cena obviously hesitating), but Cena couldn't have possibly dropped more than four feet.
Source: Narm / Professional Wrestling -
It's obviously a studio set, but it's recorded on film to make it look as if it's actually outside.
Source: Series / Colditz - As if to prove his point, a troll immediately responds that Wayne is obviously a different person.
Source: Refuge In Audacity / Comic Books
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