Mere
Obvious
Obvious adjective - Not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation.
Mere and obvious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mere" instead an adjective "Obvious".
Nearby Words: obviously, obviousness
Both words in one sentence
- The obvious Alternate Character Interpretation, that Jones the Steam is harmlessly insane and "Ivor" a mere Companion Cube, might well have been intentional.
Source: Intelligible Unintelligible -
Obvious Beta: Due to budget and publisher issues, Apoc is a mere shell of what it was going to be.
Source: Video Game / X-COM: Apocalypse - This becomes obvious when the Anti-Hero of the first game shows up as an Anti-Villain in the second, and the mere sight of him makes her go crazy.
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