Thesaurus:merely

English

Adverb

Sense: no more than

Detail: Focus adverb. Used as a generic downtoner (reduces intensity of meaning).

Synonyms
  • but
  • just
  • literally
  • merely
  • no more than
  • nothing but
  • only
  • simply
Antonyms

Further reading

  • “32. smallness” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
  • “merely” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.
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