Mere and Sheer

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Mere

Mere adjective - Being this and no more.
Usage example: the mere idea of your traveling alone to Europe is ridiculous
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Sheer is a synonym for mere in pure topic. In some cases you can use "Sheer" instead an adjective "Mere", when it comes to topics like attribution, bare, simple, absolute.
Nearby Word: merely

Sheer

Sheer adjective - Very thin and easy to see through.
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Mere is a synonym for sheer in pure topic. You can use "Mere" instead an adjective "Sheer", if it concerns topics such as attribution, bare, simple, plain.
Nearby Words: sheered, sheering

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  • Colonel Badass Subverted by Captain Price from Modern Warfare, who displays the amount of sheer badassitude commonly seen only in colonels, yet is still inexplicably a "mere" captain.
    Source: Colonel Badass
  • Badass in a Nice Suit He may be a mere Badass Normal in a World of Badass, but he stands down everyone else through sheer intimation and influence.
    Source: Badass in a Nice Suit
  • Series / Z Nation In "Zunami", the sheer volume of the swarm is such that their mere approach makes the earth shake.
    Source: Series / Z Nation
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