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

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self-evident British  

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

• self-evidence noun
• self-evidently adverb

Etymology

Origin of self-evident

First recorded in 1665–75

Example Sentences

But he added: "Rightmove is exploiting a self-evident dominant market position, and are charging too much for it."

From BBC

Burden wrote this long after the fact, when the binary nature of her marriage became self-evident.

From Los Angeles Times

The book’s central thesis that “whoever dominates space will also be poised to oversee our lives here on Earth” is correct but not self-evident.

From The Wall Street Journal

Years earlier, amid West Coast wildfires, he said climate change’s role “cannot be denied,” that the science was “absolute” and the data “self-evident.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“The conclusion became self-evident — this Court simply does not have the information the law requires to enter a Temporary Restraining Order at this stage of the proceedings,” McCabria wrote.

From Salon

Related Words

• inescapable
• undeniable
• understandable
• unquestionable