As though
As though conjunction - The way it would be or one would do if.
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Obviously
Obviously adverb - Unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly').
As though and obviously are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "As though" instead an adverb "Obviously".
Nearby Words: obvious, obviousness
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- apparently and as though
- apparently and obviously
- plainly and as though
- plainly and obviously
- perceptibly and as though
- perceptibly and obviously
- clearly and as though
- clearly and obviously
- expressly and as though
- expressly and obviously
- presumably and as though
- presumably and obviously
- probably and as though
- probably and obviously
Both terms in one sentence
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The editors also, very obviously at times, edited the footage to make it look as though a person was spewing out a succession of tics that probably happened over several minutes.
Source: Manipulative Editing - Fans of Clara were obviously overjoyed at the news, as the end of Series 8 made it seem as though she parted ways with the Doctor for good.
Source: Broken Base / Doctor Who -
It's almost as though they're going out of their way to prove how obviously WWW they are.
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