Main entry: natural
Definition: in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
Usage: a very natural development; our natural environment; natural science; natural resources; natural cliffs; natural phenomena
Antonyms: unnatural
Definition: not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature
Main entry: natural
Definition: existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation
Usage: a natural pearl; natural gas; natural silk; natural blonde hair; a natural sweetener; natural fertilizers
Antonyms: unreal, artificial
Definition: contrived by art rather than nature
Antonyms: colored, colorful, coloured
Definition: having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
Main entry: natural
Definition: existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical
Usage: a perfectly natural explanation
Antonyms: supernatural
Definition: not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material
Antonyms: mental
Definition: involving the mind or an intellectual process
Main entry: natural
Definition: (of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone
Usage: a natural scale; B natural
Antonyms: flat
Definition: (of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone
Antonyms: sharp
Definition: (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone
Main entry: natural
Definition: functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies
Usage: it's the natural thing to happen; natural immunity; a grandparent's natural affection for a grandchild
Definition: not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm
Antonyms: abnormal
Definition: departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development
Antonyms: paranormal
Definition: not in accordance with scientific laws
Main entry: natural, lifelike
Definition: free from artificiality
Usage: a lifelike pose; a natural reaction
Antonyms: affected
Definition: acted upon; influenced
Definition: speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression
Main entry: rude, raw, natural
Definition: (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
Usage: natural yogurt; natural produce; raw wool; raw sugar; bales of rude cotton
Antonyms: processed
Definition: prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process
Main entry: innate, natural, born
Definition: being talented through inherited qualities
Usage: a natural leader; a born musician; an innate talent
Antonyms: stupid, unintelligent
Definition: lacking intelligence
Main entry: natural
Definition: related by blood; not adopted
Antonyms: adoptive
Definition: of parents and children; related by adoption
Main entry: instinctive, natural
Definition: unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct
Usage: a cat's natural aversion to water; offering to help was as instinctive as breathing
Antonyms: induced
Definition: brought about or caused; not spontaneous