Obviously
Obviously adverb - Unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly').
Rarely and obviously are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rarely" instead an adverb "Obviously".
Nearby Words: obvious, obviousness
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- extremely and obviously
- extremely and rarely
- real and obviously
- real and rarely
- particularly and obviously
- particularly and rarely
- simply and obviously
- simply and rarely
- remarkably and obviously
- remarkably and rarely
- considerably and obviously
- considerably and rarely
- highly and obviously
- highly and rarely
Both words in one sentence
- Quite obviously a Truth in Television—most common in fighter pilots—though rarely are real military callsigns as cool as those found in fiction.
Source: Code Name -
Obviously, this rarely happens in Real Life nowadays, but "rarely" means it's still pretty much Truth in Television (just not dominant).
Source: High School Sweethearts - Community: Jeff Winger, while obviously very intelligent, rarely chooses to use said intelligence, instead skating by off of other people's efforts.
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