• hardly.
• only.
• purely.
• simply.
• solely.
• wholly.

What is a antonym for merely?

We have listed all the opposite words for merely alphabetically. indefinitely. considerably. endlessly. forever.

What is the root word of merely?

dearly (adv.)

Old English deorlice "worthily, excellently;" see dear + -ly (2). From c. 1200 as "with tender affection;" from late 15c. as "at a high price."

What does Dearly Beloved mean?

Dearly beloved: Dear friends (the people attending a wedding)

What is the word meaning of dearly?

1 : with affection : fondly. 2 : heartily, earnestly prayed so dearly for peace. 3 : at a high rate or price paid dearly for the error.

Vocabulary: ONLY, JUST, BARELY, MERELY

What's a big word for beautiful?

admirable, adorable, alluring, angelic, appealing, beauteous, bewitching, captivating, charming, classy, comely, cute, dazzling, delicate, delightful, divine, elegant, enthralling, enticing, excellent, exquisite, fair, fascinating, fetching, fine, foxy, good-looking, gorgeous, graceful, grand, handsome, ideal, inviting ...

What are the 50 examples of synonyms?

• Magnify – expand: He magnified their happiness like their pain.
• Baffle – confuse, deceive: The bad news he received consecutively confused him.
• Beautiful – attractive, pretty, lovely, stunning: You are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in my life.

What is a bigger word for good?

great, satisfying, exceptional, positive, acceptable, satisfactory, valuable, superb, marvelous, bad, wonderful, favorable, excellent, respectable, honest, useful, talented, efficient, reliable, able.

How do you use the word mere?

1used when you want to emphasize how small, unimportant, etc. someone or something is It took her a mere 20 minutes to win. A mere 2% of their budget was spent on publicity. He seemed so young, a mere boy.

Is not merely meaning?

—used to say that one thing is true and that another thing is also true He was not merely a great baseball player, he was also a great person.

What is a synonym and antonym for reluctantly?

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms

reluctant. Antonyms: willing, inclined, eager, forward. Synonyms: averse, unwilling, disinclined, loth, backward.

What is the synonym of Rather?

See definition of rather on Dictionary.com. adv.moderately. adv.significantly. adv.preferably; instead.

What is a synonym for changing?

• adjustment.
• advance.
• development.
• diversity.
• shift.
• switch.
• transition.
• variation.

What does merely imply mean?

Merely means "only." If you say "I was merely trying to help," your efforts were probably not appreciated and you're likely to be stalking off with your nose in the air. Merely comes from the Latin merus, ("undiluted"). But "undiluted" is positive — as in, "that's the undiluted truth" — in a way that merely is not.

What are 5 good synonyms?

• enjoyable, pleasant, agreeable, pleasing, pleasurable, delightful, great, nice, lovely, amusing, diverting, jolly, merry, lively, festive, cheerful, convivial, congenial, sociable.
• informal super, fantastic, fabulous, fab, terrific, glorious, grand, magic, out of this world, cool.

What are the 10 examples of antonyms?

Types of Antonyms

Examples include: boy — girl, off — on, night — day, entrance — exit, exterior — interior, true — false, dead — alive, push — pull, pass — fail.

What do you call an attractive girl?

Contexts. A person who is very physically attractive. Dangerously seductive woman. Noun. ▲

What's the meaning of ravishing?

: unusually attractive, pleasing, or striking.

What does pay dearly means?

: to suffer a lot as a result of something one has done She paid dearly for her mistakes.

What does dearly missed mean?

very much: She will be dearly missed by her family and friends.

What does direly mean?

1. Warning of or having dreadful or terrible consequences; calamitous: a dire economic forecast; dire threats. 2. Urgent; desperate: in dire need; dire poverty.