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self-evident

American  
[self-ev-i-duhnt, self-] / ˌsɛlfˈɛv ɪ dənt, ˈsɛlf- /

adjective

  1. evident in itself without proof or demonstration; axiomatic.

    Synonyms:
    self-explanatory, obvious
self-evident British  

adjective

  1. containing its own evidence or proof without need of further demonstration

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Etymology

Origin of self-evident

First recorded in 1665–75

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Example Sentences

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“Michael” might be a self-evident, self-sustaining, self-indulgent piece of PR.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

It's self-evident that Lewis Hamilton can only fight for the title if his car and team are up to it.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Ignacio Garcia Bercero, a former top EU trade negotiator now with Brussels-based think tank Bruegel, said the deal's advantages were self-evident.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

Spotify Wrapped only represents the culmination of our listening habits on a single music platform, but every shared Wrapped post seems to come with some self-evident clarity about our personal identity.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2025

The students nodded, emphatically agreeing with a statement which upwards of sixty-two thousand repetitions in the dark had made them accept, not merely as true, but as axiomatic, self-evident, utterly indisputable.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

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