What does obviously mean?
Obviously means In an obvious or clearly apparent manner..
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/ˈɒ(b).vi.əs.li/ · adverb
In an obvious or clearly apparent manner..
She was in floods of tears and obviously very upset.
She'd obviously not gone to sleep yet: her eyes were bloodshot with sleepiness.
The plane has obviously been delayed.
It was a casual sneer, obviously one of a long line. There was hatred behind it, but of a quiet, chronic type, nothing new or unduly virulent, and he was taken aback by the flicker of amazed incredulity that passed over the younger man's ravaged face.
She came in now, but to the closet; from it she took a simple skirt and blouse. Picking up her underclothing she departed, obviously to dress somewhere else.
“Temu is gone! What I saw today completely convinced me!” the user wrote. “Local sellers, despite obviously buying some items in advance in a bulk, don’t have all these items I was interested in.”
You weren't to know, but I've spoken to, obviously, Jim about this, and ...
Use obviously when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Obviously means In an obvious or clearly apparent manner..
Common synonyms include apparently, clearly, evidently, manifestly.
Possible antonyms include clandestinely, covertly, secretly, subtly.
She was in floods of tears and obviously very upset.
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