Synonyms of mere

mere 1 of 2

adjective

ˈmir 

as in very

being this and no more

the mere idea of your traveling alone to Europe is ridiculous

Synonyms & Similar Words

• very
• sheer
• simple
• bare
• total
• only
• pure
• absolute
• outright
• utter
• sole
• lone
• solitary
• unmitigated
• unqualified
• out-and-out
• arrant
• unadulterated
• stark
• unalloyed
• alone
• all-out
• singular
• unique
• solo

mere

2 of 2

noun

chiefly British

as in puddle

a small often deep body of water

one of the most scenic meres in England's Lake District

Synonyms & Similar Words

• puddle
• pool
• well
• lake
• stank
• pond
• billabong
• basin
• swimming pool
• hole
• water hole
• sinkhole

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mere

Adjective

To overcome this, the Delft team engineered a lightweight processing pipeline that runs onboard using a mere 34 kilobytes of memory. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026

At the 100 Club a couple days later, meanwhile, a mere bolt or tin can thrown through the air would barely have been noticed amid all of the chaos and disorder. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2026

In All About Corinne, a who’s who of French cinema play themselves, and not in mere cameos. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

Lead actor Anthony Ippolito, who landed the part with an unsolicited self-tape, disappears into the garbled diction and hangdog stubbornness of a young Stallone without ever coming off as a mere impression of a person. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026