Synonyms for natural
ˈnætʃ ər əl, ˈnætʃ rəl

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1. natural(noun)

   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, cancel(noun)

   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. natural(adj)

   (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. natural(adj)

   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. natural(adj)

   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. natural(adj)

   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. natural(adj)

   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. natural(adj)

   (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, instinctive(adj)

   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)(adj)

    (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. natural(adj)

    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)(adj)

    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, natural(adj)

    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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. natural(adjective)

   As expected.

   Antonyms:
   freak, aberrant, abnormal

2. natural(adjective)

   Antonyms:
   artificial, abnormal, aberrant

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. natural(a.)

   Synonyms:
   of nature

2. natural(a.)

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

3. natural(a.)

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

4. natural(a.)

   Synonyms:
   illegitimate, born out of wedlock

5. natural(n.)

   Synonyms:
   fool, simpleton, DUNCE

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. natural(a)

   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. Pat Pourchot:

   Does oil and gas trump everything in terms of natural resources? Is that the first and highest value for every acre of federal lands? I would think not.

2. The Catechism:

   Basing itself on Sacred Scripture, which presents homosexual acts as acts of grave depravity, tradition has always declared that 'homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered,' they are contrary to the natural law.

3. Dieter Helm:

   The heating story is the one that usually just gets neglected. It's in the box called' too difficult,' how are you going to heat your house and do your cooking without natural gas ? The answer to that question is at considerable expense.

4. Jim Rohn:

   Attitude is your acceptance of the natural laws, or your rejection of the natural laws.

5. Commodore Everette Hoard:

   She captured the minds and the hearts of the public. She was a natural from the start and a great earner, even in the late 30s.

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