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by nature

ADJECTIVE

dogmatic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assertive categorical pragmatic reasoned

WEAK

a priori as a matter of course authoritarian authoritative axiomatic by fiat by natural law canonical deducible deductive derivable doctrinaire doctrinal eternal excathedra formal imperative inevitable on faith oracular orthodox peremptory positive prophetic systematic theoretical unchangeable unerring unqualified

Antonyms

WEAK

ambiguous amenable doubtful doubting dubious equivocal flexible fluctuating indecisive manageable not positive obedient questioning skeptical submissive uncertain vacillating

ADVERB

naturally

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commonly consistently easily generally instinctively normally simply spontaneously typically uniformly usually

WEAK

artlessly but of course by birth candidly casually characteristically customarily freely genuinely habitually impulsively informally innocently openly ordinarily readily unaffectedly unpretentiously

Antonyms

STRONGEST

difficultly unusually

WEAK

affectedly unnaturally

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A spoof film, by nature, is always going to be a bit scrappy.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

But there are reservations as he is interventionist by nature - he demands a specific way of playing, he reshapes clubs in his own image.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

She describes Fillmore as an extremely smart pup, well-trained and a hunter by nature.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

While all stock market milestones are by nature artificial, becoming an “aristocrat” is sure to draw Southern Co. additional attention.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

He was small in stature, timorous and shy by nature.

From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye

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