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Synonyms for alone

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Unaccompanied — by oneself, solitary. Not involved in a romantic relationship

unaccompanied, available, unattached, single dated, unpartnered rare

3. Isolated — lacking peers who share one's beliefs, experiences, practices, etc

isolated, deserted, forsaken

Other

just, sole, bare, very, odd, mere, pure, pyore US, exclusive, only dated, simple dated

Adverb

1. Solely — focus adverb, typically modifying a noun and occurring immediately after it. Not permitting anything further…

solely, entirely, exclusively, purely, merely dated

2. Single-handed — without outside help

single-handed, singly, single-handedly, unassisted, by oneself

3. Solo — by oneself; apart from, or exclusive of, others; solo

solo, solitarily

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    By oneself, solitary. Not involved in a romantic relationship.

  2. adj. 2

    Lacking peers who share one's beliefs, experiences, practices, etc.

    Senator Craddock wants to abolish the estate tax, and she's not alone.

  3. adv. 1

    By oneself; apart from, or exclusive of, others; solo.

  4. adv. 2

    Without outside help.

    The job was too hard for me to do alone.

Example sentences

  • available Please inform me what options are available to me.
  • unaccompanied Unaccompanied minors are not permitted on this flight.
  • unattached My coach asked me if I was "unattached" and I didn't understand so I said yes.
  • lonely Left to himself, the child would feel very lonely.
  • solitary Bruno spends his birthday in solitary confinement.
  • isolated Sami lived on an isolated islands for many months.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
alonerising
availablefalling
unaccompaniedsteady
unattachedsteady
lonelyrising
solitaryrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
odd1
4 letters
just1, only2, very2, pure1, solo2, sole1, bare1, mere1, lone1
5 letters
pyore
6 letters
single2, simple2, unique2, merely2, lonely2, solely3, purely2, singly2
7 letters
azygous
8 letters
entirely4, isolated4, solitary4, singular3, deserted3, forsaken3, peerless2
9 letters
available4, exclusive3, unmatched2, matchless, unequaled3, nonpareil
10 letters
unattached3, unassisted4, unequalled, solitarily
11 letters
exclusively4, unpartnered
12 letters
unparalleled4, incomparable5
13 letters
unaccompanied5, unparallelled, companionless

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (only2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
seul
Español
solo
Deutsch
alleinig
Català
sol