Obvious
Obvious adjective - Not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation.
Trivial and obvious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trivial" instead an adjective "Obvious".
Nearby Words: obviously, obviousness
Both words in one sentence
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An example given is the phrase "gravity is just a theory"; yes that's true since a theory is a well-established scientific explanation, but it's trivial and obvious to anyone with a brain.
- An often occurrence with the hapless narrator in Equestria: A History Revealed, who ignores obvious information right in front of her, to go off on a tangent on some minuscule, trivial thing.
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Comically Missing the Point: Happens many times with Loose Change, who ignores obvious information right in front of her, to go off on a tangent on some minuscule, trivial thing.
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