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natural
adjective as in normal, everyday
Strongest matches
common, essential, innate, instinctive, legitimate, logical, ordinary, reasonable, usual
Strong matches
characteristic, commonplace, constant, familiar, general, natal, native, probable, regular, uniform, universal
Weak matches
accustomed, anticipated, congenital, connatural, consistent, counted on, customary, habitual, inborn, indigenous, ingenerate, inherent, intuitive, involuntary, looked-for, matter-of-course, prevailing, prevalent, relied on, spontaneous, typic, typical, unacquired, uncontrolled
adjective as in open, unaffected
Strongest matches
easy, genuine, instinctive, real, simple
Weak matches
artless, being oneself, candid, childlike, credulous, direct, folksy, forthright, homey, ignorant, impulsive, inartificial, ingenuous, laid-back, naive, simplehearted, sincere, spontaneous, straightforward, trusting, unassumed, uncontrived, undesigning, unembarrassed, unfeigned, unforced, unlabored, unpolished, unpretentious, unschooled, unsophisticated, unstudied, unworldly, up-front
adjective as in organic, unrefined
Weak matches
agrarian, agrestal, unbleached, uncultivated, undomesticated, unmixed, unpolished, unprocessed
Example Sentences
While leaning on a partner for support during the holidays is natural and even healthy, using them as an emotional battering ram is not.
I’ve met enough artists who say, “I feel totally myself onstage,” to know that there’s a natural state in which people feel comfortable up there.
Bukayo: I think I explained a bit earlier the natural evolution.
Immunotherapy represents a major shift in cancer treatment, as it relies on the body's natural defenses to identify and eliminate tumor cells.
The modified fungus has a meatlike flavor and is easier for people to digest than the natural strain it originated from.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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