Merely
Merely adverb - Nothing more than.
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Synonyms for Merely
To some degree and merely are semantically related. In some cases you can use "To some degree" instead an adverb "Merely".
Nearby Word: mere
To some degree
Merely and to some degree are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Merely" instead an adverb phrase "To some degree".
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Related pairs
- absolutely and merely
- absolutely and to some degree
- all and merely
- all and to some degree
- little and merely
- little and to some degree
- quite and merely
- quite and to some degree
- hardly and merely
- hardly and to some degree
- only and merely
- only and to some degree
- solely and merely
- solely and to some degree
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Literal example: By itself, the Fenrir in the first Etrian Odyssey is merely a powerful boss (in a game where every boss is That One Boss to some degree).
Source: Wolfpack Boss - Compare Cannot Spit It Out, in which one of the people in the relationship merely cannot work up the nerve to confess to the other; in many Anchored Ships, the other partner is aware to some degree of how the person with the problems feels.
Source: Anchored Ship - Initially she doesn't investigate the supernatural herself, merely research, discuss, and theorize about it, but as time goes on she ends up having to to some degree in order to protect herself and those she cares about from the various supernatural threats she encounters.
Source: Paranormal Investigation
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