Obvious

Definition: Obvious

Obvious

Adjective

1. Easily perceived or understood; "obvious errors".

2. Easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "a perceptible sense of expectation in the court"; "an obvious (or palpable) lie".

3. Obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening".

4. Obvious to the eye; "a visible change of expression".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "obvious" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Etymology: Obvious \Ob"vi*ous\, adjective. [Latin expression obvius; ob (see Ob-) via way. See Voyage.]. (references)

Synonyms: Obvious

Intelligibility

Unambiguous, unequivocal, unmistakable; (manifest); unconfused; legible, recognizable; obvious.

Manifestation

Distinct, conspicuous; (visible); obvious, evident, unmistakable, indubitable, not to be mistaken, palpable, self-evident, autoptical; intelligible.

Crosswords: Obvious

So, let's get the obvious stuff out of the way. (The Matrix Reloaded; writing credit: Andy Wachowski; Larry Wachowski)

It is obvious that this contest cannot be decided by our knowledge of the Forcebut by our skills with a lightsaber (Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones; writing credit: George Lucas)

I would have that would be obvious. (Snatch.; writing credit: Guy Ritchie)

We were attracted to each other at the party, that was obvious! You're on your own for the night, that's also obvious we're two adults (Fatal Attraction; writing credit: James Dearden; Nicholas Meyer)

Why? Well for obvious reasons, anarchy, the only system of government that seemed to make any sense to us at all. And the irony was, well we had made it through (S.L.C. Punk!; writing credit: James Merendino.)

Can i make it anymore obvious (Sk8er Boi; performing artist: Avril Lavigne)

It's easy and it's obvious she was made for me (Yes!; performing artist: Chad Brock)

Cause it's so obvious the that it's (You Gets No Love; performing artist: Faith Evans)

Don't make me say the obvious (Answer The Phone; performing artist: Sugar Ray)

It's obvious to see exactly what I need (One Of Those Days; performing artist: Whitney Houston; writing credit: Kevin Briggs, Patrice Stewart, Dwight Reynolds, Ernest Isley, Marvin Isley, Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, Christopher Jasper, Warren Zevon & David Lindell)

An Obvious Situation (1930)

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Books

• It's Obvious You Won't Survive By Your Wits Alone: A Dilbert Book (reference)

• Mr. Obvious (reference)

• Ornela Vorpsi: Nothing Obvious (reference)

  (more book examples)

Music

• Fear Not the Obvious (reference)

• Obvious (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

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Shown is a mammogram of a fatty breast with an obvious cancer, indicated by an arrow. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

She had a distinction, in spite of her obvious weariness, that puzzled and charmed Peter. Credit: Library of Congress.

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They had neither felt the oppression of tyrannical dominion, nor did the fashion of the age, nor their possessions, or way of living, (which afforded little matter for covetousness or ambition) give them any reason to apprehend or provide against it; and therefore it is no wonder they put themselves into such a frame of government, as was not only, as I said, most obvious and simple, but also best suited to their present state and condition; which stood more in need of defence against foreign invasions and injuries, than of multiplicity of laws. (Second Treatise of Government)

If any other construction would render the clause inoperative, that is an additional reason for rejecting such other construction, and for adhering to their obvious meaning. (reference)

Because of the obvious importance of the question presented, the Court took jurisdiction. (reference)

It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. (Delivered on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1915)

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The obvious plan was to try both ways

One of the things Ford Prefect had always found hardest to understand about human beings was their habit of continually stating and repeating the obvious, as in It's a nice day, or You're very tall, or Oh dear you seem to have fallen down a thirty-foot well, are you all right

But these within the ice are not so numerous nor obvious as those beneath

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Health

The lack of platelets causes bleeding, often for no obvious reason. (references)

The dislocation may be minimal, or it may be pronounced and obvious. (references)

As the AHRQ mentions, finding the right information is not an obvious task. (references)

Business

Doing so, however, is not an obvious task. (references)

The needs are tremendous, which is obvious to even casual observers. (references)

Leasing also has obvious advantages over cash purchases for small businesses. (references)

Civil Liberties

Colombia

NGO's and international organizations reported obvious self-censorship by the press due to threats from illegal armed groups. (references)

Discrimination

Laos

Although the Government at times took action when well-documented and obvious cases of discrimination came to the attention of high-level officials, the legal mechanism whereby a citizen may bring charges of discrimination against an individual or organization is neither well developed nor widely understood among the general population. (references)

Economic History

Ireland

One of Ireland's most obvious attractions as a location for international investment is the low rate of corporate tax. (references)

Human Rights

Armenia

The Commission reported no obvious evidence of physical abuse. (references)

Panama

Many of the problems within the prisons stem not only from the obvious overcrowding but also from the lack of separation of inmates according to the type or severity of the crime committed. (references)

Israel and the occupied territories

Regulations prohibit security force members from opening fire in the direction of children or women, even in the case of severe public disorder, unless there is an immediate and obvious danger to a soldier's life. (references)

Political Economy

Canada

These factors complement the obvious geographic facts and have combined to make each the other's best customer. (references)

Yemen

The parties have factions, quite strong ones in the Islaah party, less obvious in the GPC, and crippling in the YSP. (references)

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Rising or declining oil prices have a direct effect on GDP statistics and an indirect impact on government spending but may, nevertheless, be less obvious in terms of overall economic activity. (references)

Political Rights

Tajikistan

President Rahmonov exercised a virtual monopoly over mass media access, and there were obvious irregularities in the operation of polling places, such as multiple voting by pro-Rahmonov supporters. (references)

Trade

Syria

The Syrian Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade has adopted the list of prohibited/highly restricted imports issued by the Arab League, which contains the most obvious controlled items such as weapons and narcotics. (references)

Croatia

The products subject to quality control are those in which improper quality may not be obvious or may be dangerous for the consumer (and include most food and agricultural products, cars, furniture, cement, textile, electric appliances, scales, and elevators). (references)

Travel

Oman

U.S. firms wishing to export to Oman must be prepared to satisfy Omani concerns regarding price, shipping schedules, availability of spare parts, and obvious American participation in the relationship. (references)

Worker Rights

China

In Lhasa the Chinese cultural presence is obvious and widespread. (references)

Kuwait

However, the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs has proved responsive to sit-ins or protests by workers who face obvious wrongdoing by their employers. (references)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expression using "obvious": it is painfully obvious. Additional references.

Beginning with "obvious": obvious-looking, Obvious-ness.

Ending with "obvious": over-obvious.

Afrikaans

helder (bright, clear, distinct, light, plain). (various references)

Albanian

i qartë (apparent, articulate, candid, clear, clear-cut, definite, distinct, evident, explicit, express, fair, formal, Frank, in focus, legible, limpid, lucid, luminous, manifest, neat, open and shut, palpable, patent, perspicuous, plain, readable, self evident, serene, simple, tangible, unambiguous, unequivocal, visible, well-defined, well-marked), i kuptueshëm (apprehensible, clear, cogitable, coherent, comprehensible, foolproof, intelligible, realizable, understandable), i kapshëm (available), i dukshëm (apparent, appreciable, conspicuous, discernible, distinct, evidence, evident, in evidence, manifest, marked, memorable, mere, naked, notable, noticeable, observable, outward, overt, palpable, patent, perceptible, plain, pointed, prominent, rank, salient, self-explanatory, sensible, sheer, simple, speaking, substantial, telling, thorough-paced, transparent, unconcealed, unqualified, visible), i dallueshëm (discernible, discrete, distinct, distinctive, distinguishable, evident, observable, visible, well-marked), evident (axiomatic, axiomatical, palpability, rank). (various references)

Arabic 

‏واضح (apparent, bold, broad, clear, conspicuous, decided, definite, elucidative, evident, explicit, express, frank, intelligible, legible, limpid, lucid, luminous, manifest, marked, outspoken, palpable, patent, pellucid, perspicuous, plain, plump, pointed, pronounced, punctual, purposely, seeming, sharp, specific, transparent, trenchant, visible), ‏جلي (apparent, clear, conspicuous, distinct, evident, express, intelligible, lucid, manifest, marked, patent, plain, transparent, unequivocal, unmistakable), ‏ظاهر (apparent, conspicuous, evident, evidential, manifest, outstanding, patent, seeming, visible), ‏بين (amidst, among, articulate, between, bring to light, broad, distinct, elucidate, evident, explicit, express, indicate, inter alia, midst, ostensible, overt, seeming, self evident, set forth, show, through, unequivocal). (various references)

Bulgarian 

ясен (articulate, ash, ash-tree, bright, clean-cut, clear, coherent, crystal, distinct, limpid, lucid, luminous, manifest, matter of course, neat, pellucid, perceivable, perceptible, perspicuous, plain, readable, robust, serene, sharp, silver, silvery, Square, straight, straightaway, straightforward, tangible, transparent, unambiguous, unshadowed, vivid), явен (apparent, blazing, decided, declared, distinct, downright, evident, Frank, glaring, manifest, marked, noticeable, open, ostensible, outright, overt, palpable, patent, plain, Plumb, pointed, professed, pronounced, rank, self-explanatory, sheer, thumping, transparent, unconcealed, unmistakable, visible), крещящ (blatant, clamant, dashing, flamboyant, flaring, flashy, garish, glaring, howling, jazz, loud, meretricious, noisy, screaming, screamy, showy, sporty, tinsel, trumpery, vociferous, zizzi), очевиден (apparent, axiomatic, axiomatical, conspicuous, demonstrable, evident, manifest, marked, noticeable, open and shut, palpable, patent, self evident, self-apparent, self-explanatory, sheer, stark, transparent, unmistakable, visible), открит (above board, bare, bleak, demonstrative, discovered, exposed, free for all, ingenuous, open, open air, openhearted, outspoken, overt, public, straight, straightforward, transparent, unclosed, uncovered, unscreened, unshaded, wind swept), незащитен (exposed, indefensible, open, soft, uncovered, undefended, unguarded, unsheltered, unshielded). (various references)

Chinese 

顯然 (clear, evident), 明顯 (clear, distinct), 明白 (clear, to realize, to understand, unequivocal), 明显 (Apparent, manifest, marked, markedly, open-and-shut, salient, self-explanatory). (various references)

Czech

zřetelný (articulate, audible, broad, clear, conspicuous, distinct, distinctive, marked, perspicuous, plain, pronounced), zřejmý (apparent, clear, evident, noticeable, open, outward, palpable, patent, perceptible, prima facie, self evident, visible), samozřejmý (axiomatical, matter of fact), pochopitelný (apprehensible, comprehensible, understandable). (various references)

Danish

tydelig (clear, distinct, plain), klar (clear, distinct, plain). (various references)

Dutch

evident (evident), apert (evident). (various references)

Esperanto

evidenta (evident). (various references)

Faeroese

týðuligur (clear, distinct, plain), eyðsæddur (evident). (various references)

Farsi 

معلوم (Active, Apparent, Cretain, Definite, Given, Intelligible, Overt), مرءی (Visible), مشهود (Evident, Sensible), هویدا (Eidetic, Eminent), واضح (Clear, Crystalline, Ditinct, Explicit, Graphic, Lucid, Overt, Palpable, Perspicuous, Plain, Vivid), اشکار (Apparent, Bare, Conspicuous, Evident, Explicit, Manifest, Open, Out, Overt, Palpable, Plain, Signal), بدیهی (Evident, Immediacy, Inevitable, Natural). (various references)

Finnish

selvä (clear, distinct, lucid, plain, sober, unmistakable), ilmeinen (apparent, evident, manifest, plain). (various references)

French

évident. (various references)

Frisian

dúdlik (clear, distinct, plain). (various references)

German

offensichtlich (apparent, apparently, blatant, blatantly, conspicuous, demonstrable, evident, evidently, manifest, manifestly, obviously, palpable, patent, plainly, self evident, transparently), deutlich (appreciable, articulate, articulately, bold, broad, broadly, clear, clearly, conspicuous, decided, distinct, distinct (from), distinctly, explicit, explicitly, flat, lucid, manifest, marked, notedly, noticeable, noticeably, perceptible, perspicuous, plain, plainly, pronounced), offenbar (apparent, apparently, confessedly, evident, manifest, manifestly, obviously), evident (evident), ersichtlich (apparent, clear, evident, visible), eindeutig (absolutely, clear, clear cut, clearly, conclusive, conclusively, definite, definitely, explicit, manifest, manifestly, non-ambiguous, palpably, plainly, positively, sure, unambiguous, unambiguously, unequivocal, unequivocally, unique), augenscheinlich (evident, evidently, obviously, visible). (various references)

Greek 

καταφάνεροσ, πρόδηλοσ (unmistakable), πασιφανήσ, φανερόσ (apparent, clear, manifest, overt, patent), φανερός (overt), ευνόητοσ. (various references)

Hebrew 

פשוט (common, elementary, lowly, matter of fact, neat, ordinary, petty, plain, simple, simplification, simply, straightforward, unvarnished), גלוי (apparent, detection, disclosure, discovery, evident, exhibition, exposed, manifest, manifestation, open, overt, patent, plain, revelation, straight), ברור (certain, clarification, clarity, clear, clearing, consideration, evident, evidently, explanation, implicit, manifest, obviously, patent, plain, selection, sharp, straightforward). (various references)

Hungarian

nyilvánvaló (apparent, axiomatical, clear, conspicuous, evident, it is clear that, manifest, open and shut, overt, palpable, patent, self evident, self-evident, self-explanatory). (various references)

Icelandic

skýr (clear, distinct, plain). (various references)

Indonesian

terang (distinct, light, unmistakeable), kentara (clear, conspicuous, striking, visible). (various references)

Italian

ovvio (certainly, clear, common, commonplace, evident, natural, naturally, open and shut), palese (evident, manifest, patent), evidente (apparent, apparently, broad, clean-cut, conspicuous, evident, glaring, manifestly, naked, noticeable, open, overt, palpable, patent, plain, prominent, self evident), distinto (articulate, articulately, clear, discrete, distinct, distinguished, distinguishing, explicit, genteel, lucid, plain, separate). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

顕著 (remarkable, striking). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

きまりきった (commonplace, fixed), しょうしょうたる (bright, clear, plain), いちもくりょうぜん (apparent, very clear), りょうぜんたる (clear), りょうぜん (both banks, both eyes, imperial countenance, mutual advantage), あたりまえ (common, natural, ordinary, reasonable, usual), あきらか (clear, evident, plain), わかりきった (undeniable), あからさま (frankly, overt, plainly), めいさい (camouflage, details, disguise), めいはく (frankly, overt, plainly), けんちょ (remarkable, striking), じめい (axiomatic, self-evident, self-explanatory). (various references)

Korean 

명백한 (Apodeictic, Apodictic, Apodictical, Apparent, Categorical, Explicit, manifest, overt, tangible, unambiguous, undeniable). (various references)

Lombard

ciar (clear, distinct, plain). (various references)

Malay

terbukti (evident), nyata (clear, distinct, plain). (various references)

Manx

leayr (clear, clear-headed, discernible, distinct, evident, explicit, glaring, graphic, perceivable, unequivocal), cronnal (conspicuous, distinct, notable), baghtal (clear, definable, distinct, implicit, noticeable, plain). (various references)

Norwegian

klar (clear, distinct, limpid, liquid, lucid, plain). (various references)

Papiamen

kla (clear, distinct, finished, plain, ready, through). (various references)

Pig Latin

obviousay.(various references)

Portuguese

óbvio (broad, evident, palpable, plain, unmistakable), manifesto (avowed, axiomatic, axiomatical, circular, evident, formal, manifest, manifesto, marked, overt, palpable, plain, unconcealed, visible), evidente (apparent, axiomatic, axiomatical, clear, evident, glaring, luculent, marked, open, open-and-shut, overt, palpable, perspicacious, plain, tangible, transparent, unequivocal, unmistakable, visible). (various references)

Romanian

vãdit (evident, manifest, manifestly, pointed), limpede (avowedly, bright, clear, crystal, definite, distinct, evident, expressly, fair, honest, lightsome, limpid, lucid, luminous, manifest, manifestly, nakedly, overt, patently, perspicuous, perspicuously, plain, precise, pure, serene, sheer, sure), evident (apparent, apparently, broad, clear, conspicuous, evident, explicit, it must be, manifestly, marked, nakedly, obviously, palpable, patent, patently, plain, prominent, sightly, visible), clar (apparent, apparently, articulate, banner, bright, broad, clean, clear, clear-cut, clearly, comprehensible, decided, definite, distinct, distinctly, evident, explicit, express, fair, flat, formal, Frank, incisive, legible, level headed, lightsome, limpid, lucid, luminous, manifest, marked, obviously, palpable, patently, pellucid, perspicuous, plain, plainly, precise, pure, serene, simple, sound, tangible, terse, unequivocal, unmistakable). (various references)

Russian 

очевидный (apparent, demonstrable, evidence, evident, indubitable, manifest, open-and-shut, ostensible, palpable, patent, self evident, self-evident, uncontested, visible). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

očigledan (apparent, clear-cut, evident, manifest, patent, self evident), očevidan (evident, manifest, unmistakable), vidljiv (apparent, distinct, visible), jasan (bright, broad, clear, distinct, downright, manifest, perspicuous, plain, sharp cut, vivid). (various references)

Spanish

evidente (apparent, axiomatic, axiomatical, blatant, clear, distinct, evident, manifest, noticeable, open and shut, overt, palpable, patent, plain, plain as a pikestaff, positive, self evident, self-apparent). (various references)

Swedish

tydlig (apparent, articulate, clear, direct, distinct, distinguishable, emphatic, evident, explicit, express, fair, legible, luminous, manifest, marked, patent, perspicuous, plain, pronounced, sharp, simple, unmistakable, visible), uppenbar (apparent, clear, distinct, evident, flagrant, manifest, overt, palpable, patent, plain), självklar (natural, open and shut, self evident, self-explanatory), påtaglig (blatant, palpable, signal). (various references)

Tagalog

maliwánag (clear, distinct, plain), malínaw (clear, distinct, plain). (various references)

Thai

ชัดเจน (apparent, apparently, articulate, bold, clean-cut, clear, lively, luculent, tangible). (various references)

Turkish

ortada (apparent, between, betwixt, clear, evident, evidential, evidentiary, exposed, in between, in the middle), besbelli (apparent, as plain as a pikestaff, evident, evidently, it goes without saying, manifestly, self evident), berrak (bright, brillant, clear, crystalline, distinct, just, limpid, liquid, lucent, lucid, pellucid, plain, serene, silvery, speaking, unclouded), bellí (evident), belírgín (clear, distinct, evident, plain), axíkâr (clear, distinct, evident, plain), apaçık (as plain as a pikestaff, beyond dispute, clearly, conspicuous, crying, evident, evidential, evidentiary, evidently, glaring, gross, incontrovertible, manifest, obviously, openly, self evident, transparent, very clear, wide open, without dispute), anlaxilir (clear, distinct, plain, understandable), açik (above-board, absence, bright, clear, clearly, deficiency, deficit, distinct, free, lack, light, of course, open, plain, serene, shortage, shortcoming, sincere, unbiased, unchecked, untroubled, vacant), açık (aboveground, apparent, articulate, avowed, bare, blank, broad, candid, categorical, clean-cut, clear, clear-cut, cloudless, confessed, decided, declared, decollete, deficiency, deficient, deficient amount, deficit, definite, definitive, direct, distinct, downright, evident, expansive, explicit, exposed, express, expressly, fair, forthright, free, gaping, hospitable, in blank, light, loose, lucent, lucid, luminous, open, open air, open ended, outdoor, outright, overt, pale, patent, perspicuous, plain, point blank, precise, raw, revealing, round, serene, shadowless, shirt-sleeve, shortage, shortfall, spread, Square, straightforward, swinging, translucent, unambiguous, unashamed, unclouded, uncomplicated, unconcealed, uncovered, uncrossed, undisguised, unequivocal, unlocked, unmistakable, unobstructed, unprotected, unsealed, upfront, vacant, visible, well-marked, wide open, wishywashy). (various references)

Turkmen 

gцz-gцrtele (patent), gцrnet, дюgдr (evident, open), aяyl-saяyl, anyk, aяan. (various references)

Ukrainian

яскравий (bright, brilliant, catchy, cheesy, colorful, colourful, flamboyant, flaming, florid, garish, gorgeous, high-colored, high-coloured, illustrious, lightsome, noisy, oriental, pictorial, picturesque, powerful, quicksilver, sober, starry, vivid), ясний (articulate, categorical, clean-cut, clear, cloudless, coherent, definite, determinate, distinct, elegant, explicative, explicatory, fine, limpid, lucid, neat, nude, orotund, pellucid, perspicuous, plain, robust, trenchant), удаваний (affected, artificial, assumed, counterfeit, feigned, hypocrite, make believe, mock, ostensible, ostensive, pretended, professed, put on, seeming, shoddy, simulate, studied, supposed, well-affected, would be), явний (apparent, bald-faced, barefaced, blatant, broad, declared, evident, Frank, ostensible, ostensive, overt, patent, perspicuous, pronounced, unequivocal, visible), тривіальний (trivial), відкритий (barefaced, bleak, broad, defenceless, defenseless, open, opened, open-hearted, overt, patulous, public, sightly, unclosed), очевидний (apparent, demonstrable, direct, downright, evident, evidential, gross, manifest, necessary, open, ostensible, overt, palpable, plain, plum, pronounced, questionless, self evident, transparent, uncontested, unmistakable, utter), незахищений (defenceless, defenseless, exposed, fenceless, naked, open, outdoor, out-of-door, unclosed, undefended, unguarded, unprotected, wide open), нарочитий (deliberate, orchidaceous), надто очевидний, зрозумілий (apprehensible, clear, coherent, comprehensible, conceivable, fool-proof, intelligible, legible, lucid, natural, pellucid, perspicuous, plain, transparent, understandable, understood), банальний (banal, commonplace, hack, hackneyed, humdrum, platitudinous, quotidian, trite, worn). (various references)

Vietnamese 

rõ ràng (apodeictic, apodictic, apodictical, apparent, axiomatic, axiomatical, clear-cut, clearly, conspicuous, conspicuously, discriminate, discriminative, explicit, indubitable, limpid, lucid, luculent, manifest, marked, notorious, open, patently, plain, pronounced, self-apparent, tangible, transparent, visibly, well-marked), rành mạch (distinctly, specific), hiển nhiên (apodeictic, apodictic, apodictical, apparent, axiomatic, axiomatical, blatant, evident, flagrant, glaring, glaringly, glary, incontrovertible, manifest, naked, notorious, patent, patently, self-apparent, self-evident, tactile, tangible, visibly, well-marked). (various references)

Welsh

amlwg (apparent, clear, evident, famous, manifest, plain, prominent). (various references)

Yucatec

saas (clear, distinct, plain), hanil (clean, clear, distinct, plain, pure). (various references)

confessa, confessi, confessus, manifesta, manifestae, manifestam, manifeste, manifesti, manifesto, manifestos, manifestum, manifestus, obvius. (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "obvious": obviously, obviousness, obviousnesses. (additional references)

Words ending with "obvious": nonobvious, overobvious. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Obvious" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: bovious, obious, obius, obivious, obnious, obviou, obviouse, obviuos, obvius, obvsious, obvus, odvious, ovious. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: ovibos.

-3 letters: bios, boos, obis.

-4 letters: bio, bis, boo, bos, bus, obi, sib, sob, sou, sub, vis.

-5 letters: bi, bo, is, os, si, so, us.

+2 letters: oblivious, obviously.

+3 letters: nonobvious.

+4 letters: herbivorous, obliviously, obviousness, overobvious.