| a. | 1. | Opposing; fronting. |
| 2. | Exposed; subject; open; liable. | |
| 3. | Easily discovered, seen, or understood; readily perceived by the eye or the intellect; plain; evident; apparent; |
| Adj. | 1. | obvious - easily perceived or understood; "obvious errors" Antonyms: unobvious - not immediately apparent; "in mathematical science connections are exhibited which...are extremely unobvious"- A.N.Whitehead |
| 2. | obvious - easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "a perceptible sense of expectation in the court"; "an obvious (or palpable) lie" Synonyms: perceptible | |
| 3. | obvious - obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening" Synonyms: conspicuous | |
| 4. | obvious - obvious to the eye; "a visible change of expression" Synonyms: visible |