Barely
Obviously
Obviously adverb - Unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly').
Barely and obviously are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Barely" instead an adverb "Obviously".
Nearby Words: obvious, obviousness
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- extremely and barely
- extremely and obviously
- precisely and barely
- precisely and obviously
- directly and barely
- directly and obviously
- absolutely and barely
- absolutely and obviously
- particularly and barely
- particularly and obviously
- simply and barely
- simply and obviously
- plainly and barely
- plainly and obviously
Both words in one sentence
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People watching the series in one go may be somewhat flummoxed about how that bit employee from Torchwood One survived (when she rather obviously died not three episodes ago) and is now apparently a medical student near graduation barely a month later.
- The ending credits even play over a barely censored but also very obviously nude Ea running around in a public park, albeit with extra CGI effect.
Source: Series / Toumei Shoujo Ea -
They do a similar thing pushing how dramatic and close it is, even if it's so obviously in the bag the eventual winner barely pays attention to it at all.
Source: Crying Wolf
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