On its own – Natural

1 [only before noun] as found in nature; not made or done by people

• -> It was determined that his death was due to natural causes.
• ->She can only drink natural spring water.

2 (especially of food) have no processing

• -> She consumes natural foods to eat healty.
• ->My grandfather gave us natural honey he collected .

3 to be expected, usual

• -> It's quite natural that you cannot sleep because of the loud music coming from upstairs.
• ->It was natural that she was crying because she got scolded by her mother.

4 used to describe an ability or a characteristic that person or animal was born with

• -> He can sing high notes thanks to a natural talent.
• ->She discovered at a very young age that she had a natural ability to draw.

5 of a person or their behaviour seeming normal and relaxed, not pretending to be someone/something different

• -> He looked natural even though he had recently received the news of his father's death.
• ->He got a low grade on the exam but he still seemed natural.

1 covered in plants that have been left to grow wild and unchecked

• -> I cleaned up the overgrown weeds from garden.
• ->The sunflower field will be overgrown by the time we get back.
• ->Unfortunately the plants were overgrown when we found them.

Synonym

jungly

Opposite

sparse

2 something has grown too big

• -> Like most overgrown creatures he was top-heavy and lethargic.
• ->I wipe the overgrown leaves everyday.
• ->An overgrown boy was holding the flag today.

Synonym

excessive

Opposite

tiny

1 as time progresses

• -> My hopes are dying with every passing day.
• ->I'm trying to use every passing second , but seems like I still can't answer the questions.
• ->Every passing hour is important for the patient's life.

Synonym

expiring

Opposite

lasting

2 the fact that something is coming to an end or that someone is dying

• -> Even after ten years of his passing, it still hurts me like the first day.
• ->Her family's passing was so tragedic.

Synonym

death

Opposite

long-lasting

1 able to wait a long time or bear annoyances or obstacles without becoming irritated

• -> She became very patient after having two kids.
• ->My dad is not a patient person but he never gets angry with us.
• ->She's patient enough to be a teacher.

Synonym

tolerant

Opposite

intolerant

1 without conflict, violence, or dispute

• -> We all live under peaceful conditions here.
• ->It has been a peaceful protest so far.
• ->We need some peaceful solutions about the immigrants.

Synonym

peaceable

Opposite

unpeaceful

2 calm and unconcerned; unconcerned or upset in any way

• -> I was in a peaceful holiday last week.
• ->It's been a very peaceful afternoon.
• ->I want to wake up to peaceful mornings for the rest of my life.

Synonym

tranquil

Opposite

unfriendly

1 not connected to or belonging to anyone else

• -> My aunt takes a personal interest in my progress.
• ->I need a new personal trainer.
• ->My personal opinion is that we should read more.

Synonym

private

Opposite

general

2 done by a specific individual rather than someone acting on its behalf

• -> The Principal has little personal contact with the students.
• ->It's a personal hobby for me to paint everything.

Synonym

particular

Opposite

public

3 to act uncomfortably towards a person

• -> It's nothing personal.
• ->Don’t take it personal but I don’t like this kind of shirts.
• ->It was just a question, why did you take it personal?

Synonym

judgmental

Opposite

friendly

1 to have not purpose

• -> I knew it was pointless to except him to change his mind.
• ->Your comments are pointless and annoying.
• ->We had a really pointless argument yesterday.

Synonym

trivial

Opposite

pointed

1 to not feel sympathy or sadness, particularly in an inappropriate situation

• -> He was clearly unmoved by her outburst.
• ->She remained still and unmoved after his emotional speech.
• ->The life taught me to be unmoved even in the most touching moments.

Synonym

unemotional

Opposite

emotional

1 in the way you'd anticipate; in a calm and natural manner

• -> It was late, so naturally her mother was worried.
• ->Your body naturally fightes with the viruses.

Synonym

of course

Opposite

surprisingly

2 as a natural and logical outcome of something

• -> Naturally, her heart broke when he yelled at her.
• ->The wound naturally bled.

Synonym

as-usual

Opposite

unnaturally

3 in a method that shows or makes use of a person's or animal's natural abilities or qualities

• -> The clouds naturally have water in them.
• ->Frogs have naturally developed swimming skills.

Synonym

habitually

Opposite

artificially

1 in a shocking manner, in a morally incorrect way

• -> He was, shockingly, in a red suit.
• ->She is shockingly dirty; it seems like she didn’t wash for a week.
• ->The room is shockingly clean.

Synonym

surprisingly

Opposite

unsurprisingly

1 all the flora, wildlife, and objects in the cosmos that were not created by humans

• -> I admire nature's ability to regenerate itself.
• ->My therapy was spending time in nature with him.

2 the manner incidents occur in the material realm when they are not under human's influence

• -> You should focus on your own business. Nature always does its own thing.
• ->No matter how hard we try, we cannot change the way nature works.

3 The form of reaction found in the soul of a people or any living thing.

• -> Fear is in my hamster's nature.
• ->It's in his nature to try to fix people and get angry at them for their mistakes.

Synonym

internal, disposition

4 a stuff's fundamental characteristics

• -> I see she's struggling for it even though she can't understand the nature of it.
• ->It's the nature of this job to listen and I'm not sure if I can do this.

5 a sort or subtype of anything

• -> I must try very hard to reveal an art of this nature.
• ->You have created a product far above its nature.

1 [uncountable] process of time going by the past time

• -> People's behaviours and frames of mind change with the passing of time.
• ->His curiosity is increasing with the passing of days.

Synonym

elapse

2 (formal)  the death or end of someone or something

• -> After the woman's passing, all her relatives became miserable.
• ->Her passing reminds me of my father.

Synonym

death

3 to make something legal and passing of something

• -> The minister explained the passing of laws.
• ->We should do everything possible to pass a resolution.

Synonym

effectiveness

1 a person who is receiving medical care in hospital

• -> The new medicine is working effectively for these patients.
• ->Two days ago, the patient was injured by a wide animal.

Synonym

patience

2 a person who is receiving medical care from a particular doctor or dentist

• -> She was Dr. Polly's patient.
• ->The patient receives special treatment from the dentist.

Synonym

patience

1 a human being

• -> He's the last person who'd lie to me.
• ->She was the only person who stood beside me in that argument.

Synonym

human

Opposite

nonhuman

2 the actual self or individual personality of a human being

• -> He's such a selfish person, it annoys me.
• ->The manager should be an honest person.

Synonym

personage

Opposite

normal

1 A duration regarded as the belonging to the present life measured in minutes, hours, days.

• -> I need more time to finish this assignment
• ->She caught me in a bad time
• ->The perception of time can be subjective

1 an attempt to accomplish anything

• -> I tried the rollercoaster.
• ->It was his second try at Korean food.

Synonym

attempt

2 a test of fresh or unusual things to see if they are nice, appropriate, etc.

• -> I will try skateboarding.
• ->I'll try Chinese food just for you.

1 to cause anything to progressively expand or be larger, extra organized, powerful, etc.

• -> She is developing her skills.
• ->He developed his muscles.

2 to begin to develop a talent, capacity, trait, or other characteristic that improves and strengthens; to improve and strengthen

• -> She developed her drawing a lot in ten years.
• ->They developed their relationship to another level by marrying.

3 to come up with or initiate a unique concept, item, or service, and see it through to completion

• -> The new game is being developed by the company.
• ->He develops the electric car.

Synonym

make, do, create, produce, generate, form

4 to get afflicted with anything, such as an illness or a difficulty; to begin to have an impact on anyone or anything

• -> She developed a migraine two years ago.
• ->She developed cancer, which killed her.

5 to begin to occur or alter, particularly in a negative manner

• -> They developed the game, but nobody liked it.
• ->She developed her nice personality into arrogance.

6 to construct new apartments, industries, and other structures on a piece of property, particularly property which had previously been underutilized.

• -> This area is developing for a new company.
• ->They are developing this place for new buildings.

7 to construct or upgrade a structure or other assets

• -> The brand is developing new markets.
• ->They are developing the building for new companies.

8 to grow increasingly evolved financially and culturally

• -> This country is developing its economy.
• ->South Korea is developing well in technology.

1 to find someone attractive or enjoy doing something

• -> I like your outfit! It matches with your new bag.
• ->She likes drinking her evening tea after coming home.
• ->He likes her but he has no courage to tell his feelings.

Synonym

love, adore, enjoy

Opposite

dislike

2 nice way to ask something from someone in a café or restaurant.

• -> I'd like to buy a bottle of water, please.
• ->What would you like to say about this meeting?
• ->I would like to get some chocolate.

Synonym

want

3 a button demonstrating that you love or approve something on social media or other websites.

• -> I didn’t like his post about appreciating zoos.
• ->She posted a selfie and got million likes.
• ->He likes her photos to catch her attention.

Synonym

love, approve

Opposite

dislike

1 to have something that is belongs to anyone, especially because you bought it

• -> You don't own me.
• ->I own this company.

Synonym

have

Opposite

associate

2 to succeed thoroughly, especially in a competition; to completely defeat someone

• -> You owned me this time!
• ->I will own you next time.

Synonym

defeat

Opposite

disavow

3 being in charge of and responsible for something

• -> I decided to own my father's business.
• ->Then my daughter will own our business.

Synonym

accept

Opposite

reject

1 enclosing on all around something or someone

• -> The hotel is surrounded by it's own gardens.
• ->Mountains surrounded the city.
• ->She died surrounded by people she loves.

Synonym

encircle

Opposite

abandon

2 to take up a defensive stance all around someone or something, especially to prevent them from escaping; to take up a defensive stance in this manner.

• -> He had now surrounded his house with barbed wire.
• ->A dozen of police surrounded the building.

Synonym

besiege

Opposite

release

1 continue to live

• -> He must betray his friend in order to survive.
• ->I don’t know how long I will survive financially with this salary.

Synonym

keep-afloat

Opposite

die

2 despite a harmful incident or period of time, to continue to live or exist

• -> The company managed to survive the crisis.
• ->It was a miracle for him to survive through that plane crash.
• ->We cannot survive for long without food and water.

Synonym

get-through

Opposite

fail

1 to determine how long something takes to happen or for someone to do anything

• -> The bomb was timed to blow in an hour.
• ->Time how long you study for two weeks , and we'll talk about it later.

Synonym

measure

Opposite

not measure

2 to make plans to do something or for something to happen at a specific moment

• -> The team's arrival wasn’t well timed, no-one came to pick them up.
• ->He perfectly timed the meeting, it fits in everyone's schedule.

Synonym

set

Opposite

disrupt

1 to strive or take the opportunity to accomplish and obtain anything

• -> I tried to go to school in ten minutes by walking.
• ->She tried to stay calm.

2 to put anything using, perform, or try to check if it is acceptable, appropriate, etc.

• -> Trying yoga might help you with back pains.
• ->You should try the new technic.

3 to analyze testimony in support and determine whether a suspect is convicted or not

• -> She was tried for theft.
• ->The case was solved without being tried.

1 to fail to see someone's or something's true worth, importance, etc.

• -> The people underrated the new Minister but she did a big job.
• ->Don’t let your kids to underrate themselves.
• ->A boss should never underrate the power of his workers' happiness.

Synonym

underestimate

Opposite

overestimate

1 to recognize the meaning of words, a language, what someone says, and so on.

• -> His accent made him difficult to understand.
• ->I didn’t understand the word he said.
• ->I know French but I didn’t understand anything you said.

Synonym

comprehend

Opposite

misunderstand

2 to know a person's personality, how they feel, and why they act the way they do

• -> Men exaggerate understanding women.
• ->I understand you, it's so hard to leave your family behind.

Synonym

recognize

Opposite

not to know