Mere
Mere adjective - Being this and no more.
Successful and mere are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Successful" instead an adjective "Mere".
Nearby Word: merely
Successful
Successful adjective - Having attained a desired end or state of good fortune.
Mere and successful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mere" instead an adjective "Successful".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Edward Kenway is a mere crew member in the opening mission who becomes The Captain by luck and accident, and one of the most feared (and successful) pirates in the world by the end.
- As an indication of how insanely popular Elton John was in the 70s, he put out a greatest hits set a mere four years after his first successful single, and a second greatest hits set just two years after that.
Source: Greatest Hits Album -
Agnes only placed a mere 8th in the 2009 Melodifestivalen with the song "Love Love Love", but her next single "Release Me" was globally successful whereas Sweden's actual entry in the 2009 ESC fared poorly and didn't do anything outside of Sweden.
Source: The Runner-Up Takes It All
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