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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
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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
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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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Just one liquefied natural gas tanker made it through Thursday, while 14 remained stranded, according to ship-tracker Kpler.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Communities from California to North Carolina are wrestling with how to rebuild and who should pay after natural disasters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

"With more research, we may discover natural compounds that make today's cancer therapies more effective and accessible."

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

Others have questioned whether the new advice should apply uniformly across the country, given how widely the availability of natural food sources varies.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Actually, Alice would probably consider it just a natural fact, like “The earth is round,” “The sky is blue,” “Alice Wendleken is important.”

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson