Obvious and Unsubtle

Obvious

Obvious adjective - Not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation.

Unsubtle is a synonym for obvious in clear topic. In some cases you can use "Unsubtle" instead an adjective "Obvious", when it comes to topics like apparent.

Nearby Words: obviously, obviousness

Unsubtle

Unsubtle adjective - Lacking subtlety; obvious.
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Synonyms for Unsubtle

Obvious is a synonym for unsubtle in clear topic. You can use "Obvious" instead an adjective "Unsubtle".

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / Sherlock It's somewhat implied that he already knows, especially after Sherlock figures it out as well in the most obvious and unsubtle fashion ever.
  • From DC Comics: Qurac, the Trope Namer for its particular type, home of Cheshire, and a rather unsubtle Fictional Counterpart to Iraq (pre-Iraq War, obviously), right down to its leader, President Marlo, who is an obvious expy of Saddam Hussein.
  • Orwell's message, like "Slavery is bad" from Harriet Bleecher-Stowe or "Hitler is bad" from Chaplin's "Great Dictator", seems obvious today and saying so in an unsubtle way may seem somewhat silly.
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