In fact
In fact adverb - In reality or actuality.
Obviously
Obviously adverb - Unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly').
In fact and obviously are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "In fact" instead an adverb "Obviously".
Nearby Words: obvious, obviousness
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- very and in fact
- very and obviously
- truly and in fact
- truly and obviously
- absolutely and in fact
- absolutely and obviously
- positively and in fact
- positively and obviously
- definitely and in fact
- definitely and obviously
- indeed and in fact
- indeed and obviously
- of course and in fact
- of course and obviously
Both terms in one sentence
- Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: Meg was obviously the foolish one while Van was quite clearly the responsible one, in fact up to the point that Van was a Parental Substitute for Meg's son, Ben.
Source: Series / Love Of Life -
In fact, the in-universe story Harold tells Mary Helen about not helping an obviously needy boy when he was a boy himself was something the real Harold Jones told the filmmakers well into the movie's production.
Source: Film / Radio - The armbands and rings are obviously removable, and it's been shown that Koopas' shells aren't actually attached to their skeletons, but are in fact also removable.
Source: WMG / Super Mario Bros.
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