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natural

[nach-er-uhl, nach-ruhl] / ˈnætʃ ər əl, ˈnætʃ rəl /
ADJECTIVE
normal, everyday
Synonyms
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common essential innate instinctive legitimate logical ordinary reasonable usual
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characteristic commonplace constant familiar general natal native probable regular uniform universal
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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
Antonyms
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abnormal atypical extraordinary irregular uncommon unreasonable unusual
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changing exceptional foreign inconsistent infrequent particular rare unsteady
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affected artificial different fixed modified pretended refined unnatural
ADJECTIVE
open, unaffected
Synonyms
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easy genuine instinctive real simple
STRONG
frank innocent plain primitive provincial rustic
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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
Antonyms
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complex complicated difficult dishonest false intricate
STRONG
cultured metropolitan modern sophisticated
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abnormal affected artificial different fixed modified pretended refined uncommon unnatural
ADJECTIVE
organic, unrefined
Synonyms
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pure raw
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crude native plain whole wild
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agrarian agrestal unbleached uncultivated undomesticated unmixed unpolished unprocessed
Antonyms
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formal gentle
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abnormal affected artificial different fixed modified pretended refined uncommon unnatural

Example Sentences

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Having loads of capital on hand is less important for an annuities firm than for an insurer like Berkshire that gets surprise bills for car crashes and natural disasters.

From The Wall Street Journal

The east African country is struggling to emerge from decades of conflict and chaos, battling a bloody Islamist insurgency and frequent natural disasters.

From Barron's

Under this view, mutations are usually neither helpful nor harmful, allowing them to spread quietly without being strongly favored or rejected by natural selection.

From Science Daily

Lately, interest in artificial intelligence has further boosted sales, as has demand for terminals exporting liquefied natural gas.

From The Wall Street Journal

Coming just over three decades after the first women priests were ordained in the Church of England, it seems a natural development.

From BBC

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.