self-evident
adjective
self-ev·i·dent
ˌself-ˈe-və-dənt 
-ˌdent
: evident without proof or reasoning
self-evidently
adverb
Examples of self-evident in a Sentence
the self-evident truth that all people have the right of self-determination
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The damage to undocumented students and mixed status families from threats of deportation is self-evident, as noted by eminent University of California faculty in a recent letter to UC President Michael Drake.
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Isidro Ortiz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
To some moms and dads, the answer is surely self-evident.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
Narratives based on zero data are accepted as self-evident.
—John Werner, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
What Biden was intent on describing was quite real, even self-evident by now, but to hear it from a President was startling.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2025
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Isidro Ortiz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
To some moms and dads, the answer is surely self-evident.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
Narratives based on zero data are accepted as self-evident.
—John Werner, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
What Biden was intent on describing was quite real, even self-evident by now, but to hear it from a President was startling.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for self-evident
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“Self-evident.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-evident. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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