obvious

obvious
    adj 1: easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind;
           "obvious errors" [ant: {unobvious}]
    

Obvious \Ob"vi*ous\, a. [L. obvius; ob (see {Ob-}) + via way.
   See {Voyage}.]
   1. Opposing; fronting. [Obs.]
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            To the evil turn
            My obvious breast.                    --Milton.
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   2. Exposed; subject; open; liable. [Obs.] "Obvious to
      dispute." --Milton.
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   3. Easily discovered, seen, or understood; readily perceived
      by the eye or the intellect; plain; evident; apparent; as,
      an obvious meaning; an obvious remark.
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            Apart and easy to be known they lie,
            Amidst the heap, and obvious to the eye. --Pope.
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   Syn: Plain; clear; evident. See {Manifest}.
        [1913 Webster] -- {Ob"vi*ous*ly}, adv. --
        {Ob"vi*ous-ness}, n.
        [1913 Webster] Obvolute
    

57 Moby Thesaurus words for "obvious":
      apparent, bald, clean-cut, clear, clear as crystal, clear-cut,
      conspicuous, crystal-clear, defined, definite, direct, discernible,
      distinct, evident, explicit, express, glaring, in focus,
      indisputable, indubitable, manifest, noticeable, observable, open,
      open-and-shut, ostensible, overt, palpable, patent, perceivable,
      perceptible, perspicuous, plain, plain as day, prominent,
      pronounced, seeable, self-evident, self-explaining,
      self-explanatory, simple, staring, straightforward, tangible,
      to be seen, unambiguous, unconcealed, undeniable, unequivocal,
      unhidden, unmistakable, unsubtle, visible, well-defined,
      well-marked, well-pronounced, well-resolved