Breadcrumb Home > Thesaurus > B Synonyms of but Find synonyms for: Adverb1. merely, simply, just, only, butusage: and nothing more; "I was merely asking"; "it is simply a matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child"; "hopes that last but a moment"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.Definition and meaning of but (Dictionary) ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: guilloche Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language