Synonyms for natural
ˈnætʃ ər əl, ˈnætʃ rəlnat·u·ral

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1. naturaladjective

   As expected.

   Antonyms:
   aberrant, abnormal, freak

2. naturaladjective

   Antonyms:
   artificial, abnormal, aberrant

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1. natural

   Inherent signifies permanently united as an element or original quality, naturally existent or incorporated in something so as to have become an integral part. Immanent is a philosophic word, to denote that which dwells in or pervades any substance or spirit without necessarily being a part of it, and without reference to any working out (compare SUBJECTIVE). That which is inherent is an inseparable part of that in which it inheres, and is usually thought of with reference to some outworking or effect; as, an inherent difficulty. God is said to be immanent (not inherent) in the universe. Frequently intrinsic and inherent can be interchanged, but inherent applies to qualities, while intrinsic applies to essence, so that to speak of intrinsic excellence conveys higher praise than if we say inherent excellence. Inherent and intrinsic may be said of persons or things; congenital, inborn, inbred, innate, apply to living beings. Congenital is frequent in medical and legal use with special application to defects; as, congenital idiocy. Innate and inborn are almost identical, but innate is preferred in philosophic use, as when we speak of innate ideas; that which is inborn, congenital, or innate may be original with the individual, but that which is inbred is inherited. Ingrained signifies dyed in the grain, and denotes that which is deeply wrought into substance or character.

   Synonyms:
   congenital, essential, immanent, inborn, inbred, indispensable, indwelling, infixed, ingrained, inherent, inhering, innate, inseparable, internal, intrinsic, inwrought, native, subjective

   Antonyms:
   accidental, casual, external, extrinsic, fortuitous, incidental, outward, subsidiary, superadded, superficial, superfluous, superimposed, supplemental, transient, unconnected

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1. natural

   Synonyms:
   intrinsic, eventual, regular, normal, cosmical, true, probable, consistent, spontaneous, unless, original

   Antonyms:
   ascititions, adventitious, abnormal, monstrous, unnatural, fictitious, improbable, unsupposable, forced, artful, affected

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1. naturalnoun

   someone regarded as certain to succeed

   "he's a natural for the job"

   Synonyms:
   cancel

   Antonyms:
   faux, dyed, preternatural, phantasmal, near, simulated, semisynthetic, man-made, unintelligent, wizardly, eldritch, conventionalized, induced, substitute, weird, charming, witchlike, processed, unnatural, stupid, stylized, otherworldly, stylised, magical, painted, violent, colored, witching(a), ghostly, unlifelike, bionic, magic, arranged, conventionalised, marvelous, transcendental, ersatz, ghostlike, flat, imitation, miraculous, fake, coloured, staged, synthetic, uncanny, spiritual, artificial, false, unearthly, nonnatural, affected, supernatural, elfin, bleached, adoptive, factitious, sorcerous, spectral, celluloid, talismanic, marvellous, wizard(a), unreal, metaphysical, abnormal, dummy, apparitional, cardboard, necromantic, sharp, transmundane, eerie, fey

2. natural, cancelnoun

   a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat

   Synonyms:
   cancel

   Antonyms:
   charming, unnatural, painted, semisynthetic, marvellous, witching(a), arranged, phantasmal, wizardly, nonnatural, near, fake, elfin, magical, eldritch, unintelligent, unreal, transmundane, affected, cardboard, colored, fey, otherworldly, stupid, unlifelike, weird, supernatural, man-made, ersatz, imitation, metaphysical, transcendental, bionic, faux, processed, spiritual, preternatural, uncanny, spectral, witchlike, factitious, simulated, eerie, coloured, magic, talismanic, sharp, flat, dyed, violent, miraculous, dummy, synthetic, unearthly, ghostlike, stylised, conventionalised, substitute, marvelous, adoptive, abnormal, ghostly, conventionalized, sorcerous, false, induced, necromantic, staged, artificial, apparitional, bleached, celluloid, stylized, wizard(a)

3. naturaladjective

   (craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake

   Synonyms:
   cancel

   Antonyms:
   substitute, weird, near, phantasmal, witchlike, affected, unreal, transcendental, induced, wizard(a), charming, magical, processed, unnatural, coloured, conventionalized, magic, otherworldly, elfin, abnormal, synthetic, arranged, dummy, sharp, miraculous, ghostly, ghostlike, wizardly, bleached, uncanny, colored, marvellous, apparitional, celluloid, stupid, simulated, bionic, eldritch, witching(a), unintelligent, factitious, transmundane, ersatz, man-made, fake, faux, spiritual, spectral, marvelous, adoptive, stylised, staged, semisynthetic, dyed, necromantic, preternatural, unlifelike, talismanic, violent, unearthly, cardboard, flat, metaphysical, stylized, supernatural, artificial, painted, eerie, nonnatural, conventionalised, imitation, sorcerous, false, fey

4. naturaladjective

   in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

   "a very natural development"; "our natural environment"; "natural science"; "natural resources"; "natural cliffs"; "natural phenomena"

   Synonyms:
   innate(p), instinctive, raw(a), rude(a), born(p), lifelike

   Antonyms:
   sorcerous, unnatural, bleached, faux, magic, near, charming, ghostlike, ghostly, artificial, flat, conventionalized, coloured, witching(a), semisynthetic, substitute, celluloid, preternatural, weird, man-made, induced, conventionalised, wizard(a), necromantic, spectral, metaphysical, marvellous, abnormal, factitious, marvelous, transcendental, arranged, elfin, cardboard, unlifelike, talismanic, fake, magical, staged, processed, otherworldly, eldritch, unearthly, sharp, affected, stupid, fey, supernatural, painted, false, uncanny, dyed, imitation, dummy, miraculous, transmundane, ersatz, adoptive, simulated, phantasmal, nonnatural, witchlike, bionic, apparitional, synthetic, colored, stylized, violent, unreal, wizardly, eerie, spiritual, unintelligent, stylised

5. naturaladjective

   existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation

   "a natural pearl"; "natural gas"; "natural silk"; "natural blonde hair"; "a natural sweetener"; "natural fertilizers"

   Synonyms:
   innate(p), instinctive, raw(a), rude(a), born(p), lifelike

   Antonyms:
   weird, unlifelike, unreal, colored, affected, talismanic, painted, wizardly, unnatural, preternatural, nonnatural, semisynthetic, supernatural, elfin, cardboard, false, transmundane, eldritch, celluloid, near, eerie, marvelous, witchlike, faux, man-made, bleached, dyed, miraculous, uncanny, charming, fey, magical, artificial, simulated, sorcerous, abnormal, marvellous, sharp, apparitional, adoptive, conventionalized, induced, otherworldly, substitute, ersatz, necromantic, dummy, processed, spectral, transcendental, stylized, fake, coloured, arranged, spiritual, staged, unintelligent, phantasmal, stupid, synthetic, unearthly, imitation, stylised, bionic, witching(a), metaphysical, conventionalised, magic, wizard(a), ghostly, factitious, flat, ghostlike, violent

6. naturaladjective

   existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical

   "a perfectly natural explanation"

   Synonyms:
   innate(p), instinctive, raw(a), rude(a), born(p), lifelike

   Antonyms:
   wizardly, fake, synthetic, magical, spectral, supernatural, violent, ghostlike, celluloid, preternatural, stupid, flat, dyed, ersatz, talismanic, elfin, unnatural, imitation, uncanny, fey, unreal, ghostly, artificial, marvelous, bleached, sorcerous, apparitional, nonnatural, sharp, unearthly, eldritch, affected, semisynthetic, spiritual, unintelligent, transmundane, cardboard, dummy, magic, phantasmal, witching(a), miraculous, simulated, stylized, painted, witchlike, coloured, charming, stylised, marvellous, near, wizard(a), unlifelike, adoptive, transcendental, man-made, induced, false, abnormal, weird, processed, bionic, substitute, necromantic, colored, arranged, staged, conventionalised, factitious, conventionalized, otherworldly, eerie, faux, metaphysical

7. naturaladjective

   functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies

   "it's the natural thing to happen"; "natural immunity"; "a grandparent's natural affection for a grandchild"

   Synonyms:
   innate(p), instinctive, raw(a), rude(a), born(p), lifelike

   Antonyms:
   colored, unnatural, substitute, marvelous, transmundane, adoptive, necromantic, marvellous, fey, dyed, false, synthetic, wizardly, conventionalized, painted, affected, abnormal, phantasmal, wizard(a), violent, magic, simulated, bleached, elfin, dummy, uncanny, supernatural, weird, sharp, conventionalised, faux, factitious, witchlike, unreal, unintelligent, near, semisynthetic, man-made, staged, nonnatural, ersatz, magical, spectral, talismanic, stylised, artificial, coloured, preternatural, eldritch, flat, miraculous, imitation, cardboard, celluloid, otherworldly, stylized, eerie, unlifelike, ghostlike, arranged, unearthly, fake, sorcerous, charming, metaphysical, processed, apparitional, bionic, ghostly, witching(a), spiritual, stupid, transcendental, induced

8. naturaladjective

   (of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone

   "a natural scale"; "B natural"

   Synonyms:
   innate(p), instinctive, raw(a), rude(a), born(p), lifelike

   Antonyms:
   painted, marvelous, cardboard, unnatural, unearthly, processed, induced, bleached, unintelligent, eerie, stylized, ghostly, unreal, synthetic, dyed, supernatural, talismanic, conventionalised, charming, eldritch, artificial, flat, factitious, fey, adoptive, uncanny, ersatz, imitation, stylised, wizard(a), elfin, otherworldly, faux, magical, semisynthetic, wizardly, metaphysical, ghostlike, sorcerous, spectral, witchlike, stupid, weird, miraculous, witching(a), spiritual, staged, nonnatural, unlifelike, transcendental, preternatural, phantasmal, affected, coloured, arranged, substitute, dummy, conventionalized, fake, abnormal, simulated, transmundane, apparitional, violent, man-made, near, sharp, celluloid, necromantic, marvellous, colored, magic, bionic, false

9. natural, instinctiveadjective

   unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct

   "a cat's natural aversion to water"; "offering to help was as instinctive as breathing"

   Synonyms:
   innate(p), instinctive, raw(a), rude(a), born(p), lifelike

   Antonyms:
   stupid, bleached, sorcerous, nonnatural, wizard(a), necromantic, substitute, unreal, eerie, synthetic, magical, violent, unintelligent, celluloid, stylized, weird, unnatural, supernatural, witching(a), talismanic, transmundane, marvelous, abnormal, false, elfin, ghostlike, painted, transcendental, sharp, fake, conventionalized, imitation, metaphysical, unlifelike, dyed, marvellous, arranged, near, processed, faux, ghostly, spiritual, bionic, artificial, unearthly, man-made, semisynthetic, apparitional, colored, uncanny, wizardly, fey, coloured, witchlike, miraculous, flat, affected, stylised, staged, otherworldly, ersatz, phantasmal, spectral, adoptive, induced, magic, cardboard, conventionalised, factitious, charming, simulated, dummy, preternatural, eldritch

10. natural, raw(a), rude(a)adjective

    (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes

    "natural yogurt"; "natural produce"; "raw wool"; "raw sugar"; "bales of rude cotton"

    Antonyms:
    flat, wizardly, uncanny, phantasmal, eerie, conventionalized, stylized, dyed, celluloid, unintelligent, fake, ghostlike, synthetic, stylised, charming, witchlike, magic, sharp, unnatural, semisynthetic, substitute, unreal, painted, transcendental, bionic, cardboard, adoptive, simulated, processed, weird, magical, dummy, elfin, transmundane, ghostly, nonnatural, faux, unearthly, spiritual, imitation, eldritch, affected, metaphysical, artificial, near, marvelous, witching(a), supernatural, staged, man-made, miraculous, conventionalised, coloured, necromantic, wizard(a), false, abnormal, apparitional, violent, sorcerous, induced, preternatural, arranged, marvellous, factitious, fey, bleached, colored, talismanic, spectral, unlifelike, ersatz, otherworldly, stupid

11. naturaladjective

    related by blood; not adopted

    Synonyms:
    innate(p), instinctive, raw(a), rude(a), born(p), lifelike

    Antonyms:
    spectral, induced, unnatural, elfin, preternatural, ersatz, necromantic, apparitional, otherworldly, eldritch, staged, stupid, ghostlike, imitation, nonnatural, uncanny, fake, unearthly, miraculous, phantasmal, factitious, talismanic, stylised, dyed, bleached, magic, substitute, false, charming, unintelligent, conventionalised, flat, affected, eerie, sharp, painted, stylized, man-made, adoptive, sorcerous, processed, unlifelike, artificial, marvellous, celluloid, conventionalized, wizardly, simulated, bionic, weird, faux, transmundane, witching(a), cardboard, arranged, metaphysical, violent, dummy, synthetic, spiritual, semisynthetic, transcendental, ghostly, fey, unreal, wizard(a), witchlike, marvelous, supernatural, colored, magical, near, abnormal, coloured

12. natural, born(p), innate(p)adjective

    being talented through inherited qualities

    "a natural leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent"

    Antonyms:
    spectral, fake, faux, synthetic, painted, ghostlike, abnormal, adoptive, dummy, unnatural, otherworldly, uncanny, unintelligent, substitute, unearthly, sharp, ghostly, colored, near, preternatural, fey, affected, ersatz, eerie, stylized, conventionalized, stylised, witchlike, arranged, unlifelike, elfin, phantasmal, artificial, stupid, miraculous, marvellous, semisynthetic, witching(a), supernatural, violent, spiritual, weird, nonnatural, factitious, flat, marvelous, bleached, talismanic, imitation, processed, magic, wizardly, cardboard, induced, metaphysical, bionic, magical, eldritch, apparitional, celluloid, dyed, man-made, transmundane, staged, transcendental, unreal, coloured, conventionalised, simulated, necromantic, charming, wizard(a), sorcerous, false

13. lifelike, naturaladjective

    free from artificiality

    "a lifelike pose"; "a natural reaction"

    Synonyms:
    rude(a), born(p), graphic, raw(a), pictorial, instinctive, lifelike, vivid, innate(p)

    Antonyms:
    elfin, abnormal, necromantic, ersatz, staged, dummy, phantasmal, processed, talismanic, sorcerous, transmundane, unearthly, stylised, flat, marvelous, artificial, uncanny, magic, ghostly, eerie, magical, wizard(a), ghostlike, stupid, arranged, man-made, spectral, false, miraculous, transcendental, witchlike, spiritual, sharp, induced, apparitional, conventionalized, simulated, celluloid, adoptive, supernatural, violent, unlifelike, colored, dyed, witching(a), affected, marvellous, unnatural, imitation, preternatural, conventionalised, eldritch, weird, nonnatural, factitious, coloured, semisynthetic, bionic, substitute, bleached, fake, stylized, cardboard, unintelligent, synthetic, otherworldly, faux, wizardly, near, metaphysical, painted, fey, charming, unreal

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1. naijaadjective

   real or natural without any sign of artificiality

   Submitted by naijacr05 on March 23, 2022  

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1. naturaladjective

   Synonyms:
   of nature

2. naturaladjective

   Synonyms:
   original, indigenous, essential, characteristic, native, not acquired, not assumed

3. naturaladjective

   Synonyms:
   regular, normal, not exceptional, not violent, in the course of nature, adapted to nature, consistent with nature, conformable to nature

4. naturaladjective

   Synonyms:
   illegitimate, born out of wedlock

5. naturalnoun

   Synonyms:
   fool, simpleton, DUNCE

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1. naturaladjective

   Synonyms:
   native, inborn, congenital, innate, characteristic, original, indigenous, normal, regular, legitimate, artless, unaffected, ingenuous, spontaneous, simple, unregenerate

   Antonyms:
   unnatural, acquired, affected, simulated

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1. List of paraphrases for "natural":

   physical, naturelles, naturel, normal, naturally, nature, naturels, naturales, íatural, calendar, inherent, ressortissant

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1. Igor Dekanic:

   Croatia still hasn't decided whether it wants to develop industry or live off its natural beauty, realistically, I think the danger level is low and, if some quantities of hydrocarbons are found, the benefits will outweigh the risks.

2. New York-based dermatologist:

   Women are aspiring to [have] more hair than is natural. They get addicted—it’s kind of like tanorexia in that sense, ballerinas and gymnasts [may also] experience traction alopecia, and wearing hair pulled back too tightly under a swim cap could cause this for swimmers, too.

3. Teresa Taylor:

   I felt like I was a failure. I felt like I was alone. I felt like it was just me, it's supposed to be a natural thing that you conceive and give birth as a human being. You see bugs do it and animals do it and birds do it and so you're like :' Why can't I ?'.

4. Eric Phillips:

   The mayor wanted his schools to have notice faster than the governor could get the state synched up, i think they were just playing two different natural roles.

5. Joseph Brucia:

   I feel wonderful, it’s long overdue. The inept and corrupt criminal justice system could not get it done, so the natural order of things finally took care of it.