self-evident

[self-ev-i-duhnt, self-]

adjective

1. evident in itself without proof or demonstration; axiomatic.

   Synonyms: self-explanatory, obvious

self-evident

adjective

1. containing its own evidence or proof without need of further demonstration

Other Word Forms

• self-evidence noun
• self-evidently adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-evident¹

First recorded in 1665–75

Example Sentences

Yes, ordinary Americans defeated would-be emperors in the past through political participation, nonviolent confrontation, decency of comportment — and a few self-evident truths.

From Salon

While the Cuban government does not publish official figures on the number of people begging, the rise in their number has been self-evident to most Cubans amid the island's deep economic crisis.

From BBC

Nor did those founders suggest that such sacrosanct, if now seemingly self-evident, values stopped at American shores.

From Salon

“As a large Black man,” he said, his physicality and the barrier-breaking nature of his candidacy were self-evident.

From Los Angeles Times

"That people continue to face harm after dealing with the DWP is a self-evident failure of safeguarding in the system," said committee chair Debbie Abrahams MP.

From BBC

Related Words

• inescapable 
• undeniable 
• understandable 
• unquestionable