Obvious
Obvious adjective - Not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation.
Understood and obvious are semantically related in understandable topic. In some cases you can use "Understood" instead an adjective "Obvious".
Nearby Words: obviously, obviousness
Understood
Understood adjective - Implied by or inferred from actions or statements.
Obvious and understood are semantically related in understandable topic. Sometimes you can use "Obvious" instead an adjective "Understood".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Apart from the obvious geographic reasons, the specific causes of this economic lag are poorly understood.
Source: Useful Notes / Culture Of Italy - While his very young age at the time, and the circumstances around the incident, might suggest that he might not have fully understood what he was doing, the sadistic streak that becomes so obvious later undermines this more sympathetic interpretation.
Source: Kick The Dog / Literature - While most fans understood that Broadway was the correct choice, even if not the obvious choice, there are still fans who believe she should have hooked up with Brooklyn, and it intensified after Greg Weisman came out and said that Brooklyn's attraction to her was shallow and superficial.
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