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Concealed vs. Obvious

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Concealedverb

simple past tense and past participle of conceal

Obviousadjective

Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory.

Concealedadjective

Hidden; kept from sight; secreted.

Obviousadjective

Opposing; fronting.

ā€˜To the evil turnMy obvious breast.’;

Concealedadjective

not accessible to view;

ā€˜concealed (or hidden) damage’; ā€˜in stormy weather the stars are out of sight’;

Obviousadjective

Exposed; subject; open; liable.

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Concealedadjective

concealed or hidden on any grounds for any motive;

ā€˜a concealed weapon’; ā€˜a concealed compartment in his briefcase’;

Obviousadjective

Easily discovered, seen, or understood; readily perceived by the eye or the intellect; plain; evident; apparent; as, an obvious meaning; an obvious remark.

ā€˜Apart and easy to be known they lie,Amidst the heap, and obvious to the eye.’;

Obviousadjective

easily perceived or understood;

ā€˜obvious errors’;

Obviousadjective

easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind;

ā€˜a perceptible sense of expectation in the court’; ā€˜an obvious (or palpable) lie’;

Obviousadjective

obvious to the eye or mind;

ā€˜a tower conspicuous at a great distance’; ā€˜wore conspicuous neckties’; ā€˜made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening’;

Obviousadjective

obvious to the eye;

ā€˜a visible change of expression’;

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Obviousadjective

easily perceived or understood; clear, self-evident, or apparent

ā€˜unemployment has been the most obvious cost of the recession’; ā€˜it was obvious a storm was coming in’;

Obviousadjective

predictable and lacking in subtlety

ā€˜it was an obvious remark to make’;

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