evident
/ˈɛ.vɪ.dənt/adjective
Easy to see or understand just by looking; plainly clear.
Example sentences
- “Her talent was evident from the first note she sang.”
- “It was evident from his smile that the interview had gone well.”
'It is evident that' opens many academic sentences, though plain 'clearly' often does the job. 'Self-evident' means needing no proof.
Synonyms for evident
- obvious
- clear
- apparent
- plain
Antonyms
On the Academic Word List. Find it in: Academic vocabulary.
Related words
evocativeBringing strong memories, feelings, or mental pictures to mind.evasiveAvoiding direct answers or unwilling to reveal information about oneself.evokeTo bring out a feeling, memory, or response; to call something forth.evaluateTo examine something carefully in order to judge its value, quality, or condition.exacerbateTo make a bad situation, problem, or unpleasant feeling even worse.evadeTo escape or avoid something through cleverness, trickery, or quick movement. 