unobvious

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adjective

Not obvious.

Opposite
Scrabble 14

Meanings

adjectiveunobvious (comparative more unobvious, superlative most unobvious)

comparative more unobvious · superlative most unobvious

  1. Not obvious.

    Synonyms: obvious

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot obvious.

Similar
Opposite

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivenot immediately apparent

Opposite

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishobvious
  9. Englishunobvious

From un- + obvious.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 不明显的
  • 不明显的not obvious
Finnish ei ilmeinen
  • ei ilmeinennot obvious
Romanian neevident, neclar
  • neevidentnot obvious
  • neclarnot obvious
  • nevăditnot obvious
Cite this entry
APA

unobvious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unobvious

MLA

“unobvious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unobvious. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unobvious,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unobvious.

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