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Definitions

self-evident

[self-ev-i-duhnt, self-] / ˌsɛlfˈɛv ɪ dənt, ˈsɛlf- /
ADJECTIVE
obvious
Synonyms
STRONGEST
inescapable undeniable understandable unquestionable
WEAK
apparent axiomatic clear comprehensible incontrovertible manifest patently true plain prima facie self-explanatory unmistakable visible
Antonyms
STRONGEST
indefinite
WEAK
unclear

Example Sentences

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For Americans, King George’s abuses of power in the 1760s and ’70s stirred discontent and outrage, but even then, the choice to break with Britain was not self-evident.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

"China's advantages are self-evident," Rokid CEO Misa Zhu told AFP after a recent launch in the eastern city of Hangzhou.

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

Today, it seems self-evident to everyone younger than us that, well, of course you would just be obsessive about lunchboxes or about “Battlestar Galactica” or fossils.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2025

While the Cuban government does not publish official figures on the number of people begging, the rise in their number has been self-evident to most Cubans amid the island's deep economic crisis.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2025

This statement initially appears self-evident, but it is partially mistaken.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander