Synonyms for only
- adjective
- adverb
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Unique — singularly superior; the best
unique, exclusive, singular, unmatched, incomparable, peerless, unparalleled, unparallelled UK, unequaled US, unequalled UK, matchless, nonpareil, azygous rare
2. Single — alone in a category
single, one, one and only, sole, first and last, solitary, lone, lonesome
Other
Adverb
Definitions
- adj. 1
Alone in a category.
He is the only doctor for miles.
- adj. 2
Singularly superior; the best.
- adv. 1
Without others or anything further; exclusively.
My heart is hers, and hers only.
- adv. 2
No more than; just.
If there were only one more ticket!
Related words
- Word family
- onliness onlyborn onlyhood
- Phrases
- one and only only just only child only too if only only if
Example sentences
- one When can one say that a person has alcohol issues?
- single We didn't see a single house for five miles there.
By length
- 3 letters
- but1, one1, nia
- 4 letters
- just1, very2, pure1, sole1, bare1, mere1, lone1
- 5 letters
- alone2, pyore
- 6 letters
- single2, simple2, simply2, unique2, barely2, merely2, solely3, purely2, wholly2, singly2
- 7 letters
- azygous
- 8 letters
- entirely4, singular3, solitary4, lonesome2, peerless2
- 9 letters
- exclusive3, unmatched2, matchless, unequaled3, nonpareil
- 10 letters
- unequalled
- 11 letters
- exclusively4
- 12 letters
- unparalleled4, incomparable5
- 13 letters
- unparallelled
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (very2 = 2 syllables).