End and Merely

End

End noun - The stopping of a process or activity.

Merely and end are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Merely" instead an adverb "End".

Nearby Words: ending, ended, endless

Merely

Merely adverb - Nothing more than.
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Synonyms for Merely

End and merely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "End" instead an adverb "Merely".

Nearby Word: mere

Both words in one sentence

  • The trope comes at the end: the "scary" monster at the end of the book is merely Grover!
  • Series / The Librarians (2014) And after Jenkins translates her warning, he merely says that "the end, an end, is coming".
  • Video Game / DragonForce Also, some genereic Fighter and Knight generals may end up slain in combat instead of merely injured and captured.
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