Obvious
Obvious adjective - Not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation.
Nearby Words: obviously, obviousness
Uncanny
Uncanny adjective - Being beyond one's powers to know, understand, or explain.
Usage example: a number of uncanny parallels in the lives of the twins who had been separated at birth
Nearby Word: uncannily
Both words in one sentence
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Uncanny Family Resemblance: Viola and Sebastian look passable as Half-Identical Twins, although when both are onscreen at the same time it's obvious nobody could mistake them for the other.
Source: Film / She's the Man -
This is less obvious on the rare days that Mallard's head is colored — his head is canonically green (being a mallard), but on weekdays, his head is jet black, making the resemblance uncanny.
Source: Comic Strip / Mallard Fillmore -
The contrary extreme are queens like Willam, who sport really obvious and almost uncanny veneers.
Source: Series / RuPaul's Drag Race
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