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      • The idiom “stating the obvious” is a common phrase that describes the act of saying something that’s already clear or evident to everyone. When someone states the obvious, they’re often pointing out something that’s so apparent that even a child could understand it.
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  1. Typically one of the meanings is obvious, given the context whereas the other may require more thought. The innuendo may convey a message that would be socially awkward, sexually suggestive or offensive to state directly.

  2. Jun 23, 2011 · You can use doublespeak and "weasel words" (words with ambiguous or multiple meanings or connotations, used in a context where many of the meanings may apply) to accomplish exactly what you describe; to blame someone with words that on the surface seem to be intended to comfort.

  3. Oct 20, 2016 · Specifically, I'm trying to find a word to describe the way someone utters a phrase. Saying "She says it like it's obvious.", "She says it like it's evident." or any variation seems to be far too clunky versus just using an adjective that means that. Is there such an adjective? Thank you.

  4. Aug 25, 2018 · What do we call it when something is so obvious (about someone) that there is no point in stating it? Is there a phrase or an idiom? For example: It is very obvious that he is a drug addict.

  5. Apr 10, 2019 · To emphasize that a situation or someone’s feelings are extremely obvious, you might say it is blindingly or glaringly obvious: He wasn’t happy here. That was glaringly obvious.

  6. If you describe something that someone says as obvious, you are being critical of it because you think it is unnecessary or shows lack of imagination.

  7. If you describe something that someone says as obvious, you are being critical of it because you think it is unnecessary or shows lack of imagination.

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