Not by much
Obviously and not by much are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Obviously" instead an adverb phrase "Not by much".
Obviously
Obviously adverb - Unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly').
Not by much and obviously are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Not by much" instead an adverb "Obviously".
Nearby Words: obvious, obviousness
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- precisely and not by much
- precisely and obviously
- positively and not by much
- positively and obviously
- definitely and not by much
- definitely and obviously
- apparently and not by much
- apparently and obviously
- simply and not by much
- simply and obviously
- plainly and not by much
- plainly and obviously
- certainly and not by much
- certainly and obviously
Both terms in one sentence
- Such attire is more elaborate than anything the North Vietnamese had obviously, but not by much.
Source: Sukhomlinov Effect - But China and the Soviet Union did suffer somewhat from the politicization of their programs, which may have negatively affected the design — not by much, obviously, since they still work, but by enough.
Source: The Rest of the Nuclear Club
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Obviously and Not by much. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/not_by_much/obviously
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