merely

Adverb

Meaning

Purely; unmixedly; absolutely.

Not otherwise than; simply; barely; only.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

simply but only just solely purely barely scarcely besides little simple comparatively almost except alone

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Antonyms

besides complete greatly absolute substantially boot

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Phrases with the word

fix problems by merely touching the object not merely but also

Anagrams

Lemery Remley yelmer

Examples

I wish not merely to be called Christian, but also to be Christian. Ignatius of Antioch

Good means not merely not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong. Democritus

If people could realize that we are merely passing through this Earth... That we are guests here... That every meeting with an acquaintance or a friend could be the last, they would be more humble and less cruel. Source: Internet

Imagination gallops, judgment merely walks. Italian Proverb

The cheese vessel will not sail merely by words. Turkish Proverb

When a drunken man meets a mad man, he learns the difference between being merely drunk and being truly mad. Ibo Proverb

Close letter words and terms

mereing mereiterite mereletinib merenchyma merenchymatous Merenda