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Synonyms for merely
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
merely
But ranges from the faintest contrast to absolute negation; as, I am willing to go, but (on the other hand) content to stay; he is not an honest man, but (on the contrary) a villain. The contrast may be with a silent thought; as, but let us go (it being understood that we might stay longer). In restrictive use, except and excepting are slightly more emphatic than but; we say, no injury but a scratch; or, no injury except some painful bruises. Such expressions as "words are but breath" (nothing but) may be referred to the restrictive use by ellipsis. So may the use of but in the sense of unless; as, "it never rains but it pours." To the same head must be referred the conditional use; as, "you may go, but with your father's consent" (i. e., "provided you have," "except that you must have," etc.). "Doubt but" is now less used than the more logical "doubt that." But never becomes a full synonym for and; and adds something like, but adds something different; "brave and tender" implies that tenderness is natural to the brave; "brave but tender" implies that bravery and tenderness are rarely combined. For the concessive use, compare NOTWITHSTANDING.
Synonyms:
and, barely, besides, but, except, further, however, just, moreover, nevertheless, notwithstanding, notwithstanding, only, provided, save, still, that, tho, unless, yet
Princeton's WordNet
merely, simply, just, only, butadverb
and nothing more
"I was merely asking"; "it is simply a matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child"; "hopes that last but a moment"
Synonyms:
solely, plainly, hardly, alone, barely, exclusively, only if, but, only, entirely, just, scarce, just now, simply, precisely, only when, exactly, scarcely
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
merelyadjective
Synonyms:
purely, absolutely, simply, barely, only
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#3 | and | |
#10 | that | |
#43 | but | |
#65 | only | |
#109 | just | |
#390 | still | |
#400 | save | |
#466 | however | |
#482 | provided | |
#636 | yet | |
#724 | further | |
#933 | simple | |
#1305 | simply | |
#1577 | unless | |
#1585 | except | |
#2054 | alone | |
#2506 | exactly | |
#4569 | entirely | |
#5322 | besides | |
#5478 | moreover | |
#5564 | merely | |
#6133 | solely | |
#6787 | hardly | |
#6932 | nevertheless | |
#6991 | exclusively | |
#8208 | barely | |
#8675 | precisely | |
#10806 | purely | |
#11238 | notwithstanding | |
#15473 | tho | |
#15777 | scarce | |
#21962 | scarcely | |
#22432 | plainly |
How to use merely in a sentence?
Mrs Alison-Madueke was never arrested or detained and her passport was never seized. She was merely invited (by British police), and she honoured it promptly, she has breast cancer and it was not detected early. It was discovered nine months ago.
We have never stopped sin by passing laws; and in the same way, we are not going to take a great moral ideal and achieve it merely by law.
If they're asserting the Fifth merely to cater to the President's whims or cover up for the President, that is not a proper use of the privilege, but we will have to do our best to divine whether they're properly invoking the Fifth or using it as a stratagem to keep information.
America is not merely a nation but a nation of nations.
Some humans strive to squander precious time while complaining about the advancements of technology, blinded to the fact that it can grant them the luxury of more moments with their cherished ones. Embrace innovation, for it offers opportunities to learn and bask in the warmth of love, rather than merely wasting away in the endless abyss of mindless media consumption.
Translations for merely
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- بالكادArabic
- то́лькі, про́стаBelarusian
- merament, simplementCatalan, Valencian
- pouzeCzech
- bloß, schier, nur, lediglichGerman
- απλώςGreek
- تنهاPersian
- vain, ainoastaan, pelkästäänFinnish
- uniquement, simplement, seulementFrench
- csak, csupánHungarian
- soltanto, meramente, semplicemente, solamenteItalian
- 単に, ただ, ばかりJapanese
- គ្រាន់តែKhmer
- tantum, sōlumLatin
- louter, alleenDutch
- tʼóóNavajo, Navaho
- tylkoPolish
- somente, meramentePortuguese
- abia, doarRomanian
- то́лько, про́сто, всего́-на́всего, лишьRussian
- jedino, prostoSerbo-Croatian
- yalnızca, sadeceTurkish
- лише́, ті́льки, про́стоUkrainian
- 僅僅Chinese
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