as in obvious
not needing proof in order to be accepted
the self-evident truth that all people have the right of self-determination
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Recent Examples of self-evident
Part of Chelsea’s appeal is self-evident: a Premier League club competing in the Champions League.
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 10 July 2025
These self-evident truths demonstrated so palpably Iran’s intention to become a nuclear-weapons state, rather than merely a green-energy success story, that I was always baffled by how anyone could mistake Tehran’s true objective.
—John R. Bolton, The Atlantic, 9 July 2025
Genuine, moral human equality is certainly not self-evident to Taliban-supporting Islamist goat herders in Afghanistan.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
And if not, there is also the self-evident truth that the knowledge is there.
—CBS News, 29 June 2025
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 10 July 2025
These self-evident truths demonstrated so palpably Iran’s intention to become a nuclear-weapons state, rather than merely a green-energy success story, that I was always baffled by how anyone could mistake Tehran’s true objective.
—John R. Bolton, The Atlantic, 9 July 2025
Genuine, moral human equality is certainly not self-evident to Taliban-supporting Islamist goat herders in Afghanistan.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
And if not, there is also the self-evident truth that the knowledge is there.
—CBS News, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-evident
Adjective
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Some of them wanted to stay away, for obvious reasons.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
28 July 2025
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Nothing, though, has been more of a through-line and obvious catalyst to what Reid had going than the arrival of Mahomes — ever-resilient and defying convention and gravity and imposing his mindset and will not just on opponents, but on all around him.—
Vahe Gregorian
July 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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Whether this knowledge is acquired through data collection and analysis, by physical experimentation, or using mathematical analysis based on axiomatic principles, the result is new understandings and insights.—
Sheldon H. Jacobson,
Twin Cities,
10 July 2025
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Anyone who wants to prove all the possible statements in the mathematical universe will be forced to keep creating new axiomatic systems forever.—
Gregory Barber,
Quanta Magazine,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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The talent is evident, yet the three aim to stay humble.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 July 2025
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That blend of tradition and innovation is evident in both the menu and the experience.—
Chelsea Davis,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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Following the News One Now cancellation in 2017, the value of his decision to use his personal equipment became apparent.—
Stephanie Tharpe,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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While the vehicle successfully reached the Earth's orbit, an apparent propellant leak caused a loss of altitude.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Across 13 tracks, the Street Mob wunderkind turns his unmistakable vocal chops into the driving force behind his most adventurous album yet, stepping confidently into banda, rap, and trap without losing sight of his roots.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
1 Aug. 2025
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In the short TikTok clip, Beau stares ahead, refusing to look at his owner, before glancing back with unmistakable judgment in his eyes.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Self-evident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-evident. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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