De facto
De facto adverb - In reality or fact.
Obviously
Obviously adverb - Unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly').
De facto and obviously are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "De facto" instead an adverb "Obviously".
Nearby Words: obvious, obviousness
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- very and de facto
- very and obviously
- precisely and de facto
- precisely and obviously
- truly and de facto
- truly and obviously
- absolutely and de facto
- absolutely and obviously
- real and de facto
- real and obviously
- positively and de facto
- positively and obviously
- definitely and de facto
- definitely and obviously
Both terms in one sentence
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Wife and Wife, being about a 'de facto married' lesbian couple, and their lesbian neighbors, is very obviously this.
Source: Cast Full of Gay - Despite this, he's obviously the de facto leader of the Anarchs in downtown L.A., since they all look to him for leadership and follow his advice.
Source: Just the First Citizen
Cite this Source
Obviously and De facto. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/de_facto/obviously
De facto & Obviously. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/de_facto/obviously>.
Obviously or De facto. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/de_facto/obviously.
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