Antonyms 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.

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

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

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1. natural

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

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

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Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. naturalnoun

   someone regarded as certain to succeed

   "he's a natural for the job"

   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

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2. natural, cancelnoun

   a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat

   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)

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3. naturaladjective

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

   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

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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"

   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

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

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"

   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

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

6. naturaladjective

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

   "a perfectly natural explanation"

   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

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

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"

   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

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

8. naturaladjective

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

   "a natural scale"; "B natural"

   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

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

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"

   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

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

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

    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

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

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"

    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

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

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1. naturaladjective

   Antonyms:
   unnatural, acquired, affected, simulated

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

How to use natural in a sentence?

1. Ernest Hemingway:

   All the critics who could not make their reputations by discovering you are hoping to make them by predicting hopefully your approaching impotence, failure and general drying up of natural juices. Not a one will wish you luck or hope that you will keep on writing unless you have political affiliations in which case these will rally around and speak of you and Homer, Balzac, Zola and Link Steffens.

2. Steve Martin:

   I believe that sex is one of the most beautiful, natural, wholesome things that money can buy.

3. Ben Lieberman:

   There's bad news for almost every room in the house, climate activists and the President Biden administration want homeowners to stop using natural gas and to electrify everything. That would affect appliances that come in natural gas and electric versions such as stoves, but also heating systems and water heaters.

4. Laney Griner:

   One can only survive with no natural kidney function... for so long, his energy and mood are affected ; he can no longer work, and he spends 12 hours a week in dialysis clinic.

5. Marianne Nyegaard:

   The new species managed to evade discovery for nearly three centuries by ‘hiding’ in a messy history of sunfish taxonomy, partially because they are so difficult to preserve and study, even for natural history museums, that is why we named it Mola tecta (the Hoodwinker Sunfish), derived from the Latin tectus, meaning disguised or hidden.

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