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Used with verbs:
"
The answer was obvious."
(be: was/were, became)
"
It looked obvious she was bored."
(looked, seemed, appeared, sounded)
Used with nouns:
"
The city is an obvious target."
(target, choice, attraction)
"
The school has some obvious advantages."
(advantages, benefits)
"
There is no obvious answer."
(answer, truth, way, danger, explanation)
"
He is the obvious suspect."
(suspect, candidate, alternative, choice)
"
That is the obvious conclusion."
(conclusion, point, solution, fact)
"
There is no obvious connection between them."
(connection, difference)
Used with adverbs:
"
The truth was not completely obvious."
(completely, immediately, very)
"
Her hatred for him was extremely obvious."
(extremely, fairly, perfectly, quite)
"
It was increasingly obvious that she was having a bad time at the party."
(increasingly, a little, slightly, apparently, painfully)
Used with prepositions:
"
It is obvious to me that he needs to change."
(to)
