Mere and Natural

Related words

Mere adjective - Being this and no more.

Show all Definitions

Natural and mere are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Natural" instead an adjective "Mere".

Nearby Word: merely

Natural adjective - Being such from birth or by nature.

Show all Definitions

Mere and natural are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mere" instead an adjective "Natural".

If they had, they would have noticed that the colony was destroyed by a natural disaster a mere six months later.

Source: Film / Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Scientists insist that magic is just a natural process they don't understand yet, while magic-users insist it's beyond the ken of mere mortals.

Source: Magic Versus Science
Just to cap it off, the victim plans to leave his wife and sons penniless when he dies (death of natural causes is mere months away and he knows it) by leaving his fortune to a cat shelter.

Source: Asshole Victim / Literature

Cite this Source

Natural and Mere. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mere/natural

Mere & Natural. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/mere/natural>.

Natural or Mere. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/mere/natural.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "mere" and "natural" have occurred on timeline