obvious
/ˈɒb.vi.əs/(adjective)
AWL Sublist 4CEFR B2IELTS Band 7.0 - 9.0
Academic Definition
Easily perceived or understood; clear, self-evident, or apparent.
Key Academic Collocations
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obviousobviouslyobviousness
Lexical Alternatives (Synonyms)
evidentmanifestconspicuouspatentundeniable
Academic Sample Sentences in Context
"An obvious drawback of relying entirely on solar energy is the acute intermittency caused by nocturnal hours and cloud cover."
"The bar chart makes it obvious that regional differences in secondary school graduation rates persisted across the decade."
"For obvious safety reasons, governments strictly regulate the transport of radioactive and flammable petrochemical hazardous cargo."
IELTS Examiner Scoring Strategy (Lexical Resource)
Use 'An obvious drawback of this approach is...' to introduce counter-arguments smoothly in Task 2.