Hands down
Hands down adverb - Without any question.
Usage example: she is hands down the most gifted musician in the class
Obviously and hands down are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Obviously" instead an adverb phrase "Hands down".
Obviously
Obviously adverb - Unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly').
Hands down and obviously are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hands down" instead an adverb "Obviously".
Nearby Words: obvious, obviousness
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- truly and hands down
- truly and obviously
- definitely and hands down
- definitely and obviously
- simply and hands down
- simply and obviously
- indeed and hands down
- indeed and obviously
- plainly and hands down
- plainly and obviously
- certainly and hands down
- certainly and obviously
- easily and hands down
- easily and obviously
Both terms in one sentence
- Weak, but Skilled: Ranma is obviously far from weak, but he tends to have less in the way of raw power than anything that could actually challenge him, but he's also hands down the most skilled fighter at Youkai Academy and probably the most experienced as well.
Source: Fan Fic / Big Human On Campus
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