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Synonyms and antonyms of Ways of saying that something is obvious or known in British Thesaurus

Ways of saying that something is obvious or known

of course (adverb)

used for saying something that you think someone probably already knows or will not be surprised about

naturally (adverb)

as most people would expect or understand

evidently (adverb)

used for saying that something is obvious

obviously (adverb)

mainly spoken used for emphasizing that you know people already know or understand what you are talking about

it goes without saying (that) ()

used when you think that someone will already know what you are going to tell them because it is so obvious

needless to say ()

used for saying that something is already known or understood

it stands to reason (that) ()

used for saying that something is obvious because it is what most sensible people would expect

as you know ()

used when you are saying something that someone already knows

you (only) have to do something ()

used for saying that a fact becomes obvious as soon as you do something

need I say more? ()

used for saying that something is so obvious that it is not necessary to give more details about the reason for it

any fool ()

used for saying that anyone at all can do or understand something because it is very easy or obvious

enough said ()

used for saying that no further comment is necessary

I’ll give you three guesses ()

used for saying that someone has to try and guess something, because you will not tell them, often because the answer is very obvious

ipso facto (adverb)

formal used for showing that something is true or obvious because of a fact that has just been mentioned

natch (adverb)

spoken used for showing that you think someone probably already knows what you are saying or that you think something is obvious

need you ask? ()

used for saying that there is an obvious answer to the question that someone has asked you

not leave much/leave little to the imagination ()

to show or describe so much of something that people do not have to imagine what the rest is like. This expression is used especially for talking about sex or about people who show parts of their bodies

nuff said (very informal)

very informal used for saying that no further comment is necessary

use your imagination ()

used for telling someone that the answer to a question is very obvious and does not need to be given

you can guess ()

used for saying that it is very obvious what happened or what is going to happen