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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by nature

He is reserved by nature, and he credits his time with the Bananas with improving his confidence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

"All this comes with true excitement about the beauty, elegance, and refinement found in and produced by nature."

From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026

They are all by nature good and kind people, and we have a decent relationship with them.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026

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

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

The Allens never ask me a direct question, and Wes is very talkative by nature, so it’s an easy dinner.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick

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