What does “evident” mean?
- 1
adjectiveeasy to see or understand; clear from the facts
It was evident from her face that she was disappointed.
Evident at a glance
- Part of speech
- adjective
- CEFR level
- B2 (upper intermediate)
- Pronunciation
- /ˈɛvədənt/ · EV-uh-dunt
How to use “evident” correctly
Common in academic writing: “It is evident that…”. “Evidently” can also mean “it seems”, as in “Evidently, he forgot.”
Common phrases with “evident”
- it is evident that
- become evident
- clearly evident
- self-evident
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- clear
- obvious
- plain
Word family
- evidence
- evidently
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