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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Part of Chelsea’s appeal is self-evident: a Premier League club competing in the Champions League.
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 10 July 2025
These self-evident truths demonstrated so palpably Iran’s intention to become a nuclear-weapons state, rather than merely a green-energy success story, that I was always baffled by how anyone could mistake Tehran’s true objective.
—John R. Bolton, The Atlantic, 9 July 2025
Genuine, moral human equality is certainly not self-evident to Taliban-supporting Islamist goat herders in Afghanistan.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
And if not, there is also the self-evident truth that the knowledge is there.
—CBS News, 29 June 2025
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 10 July 2025
These self-evident truths demonstrated so palpably Iran’s intention to become a nuclear-weapons state, rather than merely a green-energy success story, that I was always baffled by how anyone could mistake Tehran’s true objective.
—John R. Bolton, The Atlantic, 9 July 2025
Genuine, moral human equality is certainly not self-evident to Taliban-supporting Islamist goat herders in Afghanistan.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
And if not, there is also the self-evident truth that the knowledge is there.
—CBS News, 29 June 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 22 Jul. 2025.
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