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natural

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

Example Sentences

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But maybe that’s just the natural result of “The Devil Wears Prada” becoming so massively popular throughout the years.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

"It's opening up the coast in a way that's responsible, that's also protecting our natural environment," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

The solar plant also is sited next to a soon-to-be-finished 80-megawatt/320-megawatt-hour battery storage bank and Calpine’s existing 750-megawatt natural gas-fired combined-cycle generating plant, which company officials described as a “trifecta” of energy reliability.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

Sometimes Christians merely wove their faith into family life, political and economic analysis, opinions about social issues, explanations of natural disasters, choices about school curricula and attitudes to war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

I wish I could think of a natural way to bring up the subject.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

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