Synonyms for single
- adjective
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Only — not accompanied by anything else; one in number
only, solitary, sole, singular, unique, odd, alone, simple, isolated, pure, pyore US, unshared, matchless, lone dated
2. Unmarried — not married, and (in modern times) not dating or without a significant other
unmarried, celibate, available, unwed, unwedded rare, unpartnered rare
3. Individual
individual, several, separate, particular, case-by-case, idiosyncratic
Noun
Other
buck, bachelor, rouge, single-driver dated UK, bingle slang dated, quirkyalone rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not accompanied by anything else; one in number.
The vase contained a single long-stemmed rose.
- adj. 2
Not divided in parts.
The potatoes left the spoon and landed in a single big lump on the plate.
- adj. 3
Not married, and (in modern times) not dating or without a significant other.
Josh put down that he was a single male on the dating website.
- n. 1
A vinyl record with one song on side A and one on side B, usually 7 inches in diameter and played at 45 RPM.
Forms
- Plural
- singles → ones, unities, aces, bucks…
Example sentences
- only An opinion is shocking only if it is a conviction.
- sole My sole idea was to get there as fast as possible.
- singular Is the word "politics" a singular or plural noun?
- solitary Bruno spends his birthday in solitary confinement.
- available Please inform me what options are available to me.
- unmarried Married people are happier than unmarried people.
By length
- 3 letters
- one1, odd1, ace1
- 4 letters
- only2, pure1, sole1, buck1, lone1
- 5 letters
- alone2, frank1, unity3, rouge1, unwed2, pyore
- 6 letters
- simple2, unique2, select2, sundry2, bingle2
- 7 letters
- several2, uniform3
- 8 letters
- separate3, isolated4, bachelor3, solitary4, singular3, sporadic3, unbroken3, celibate3, unshared, unwedded
- 9 letters
- available4, exclusive3, unmarried3, undivided4, segregate3, matchless, loverless
- 10 letters
- individual5, particular4, uninvolved3
- 11 letters
- unpartnered, quirkyalone
- 13 letters
- idiosyncratic6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (only2 = 2 syllables).