Collocations for merely - adv.

Merely is used with these adjectives:
academic, adequate, coincidental, cosmetic, curious, decorative, descriptive, formal, hypothetical, incidental, instrumental, passive, reflective, symbolic, temporary, theoretical

Merely is used with these verbs:
assert, confirm, consist, echo, grunt, hand, highlight, hint, ignore, illustrate, imagine, inform, laugh, nod, perpetuate, postpone, pretend, push, reflect, reinforce, repeat, replace, reply, reproduce, respond, serve, shake, shrug, sit, smile, stare, state, strengthen, suggest, tolerate, touch, underline, watch, wave, wish