adjective
isolated from others
Synonyms
alone(p)
Examples
- could be alone in a crowded room
- was alone with her thoughts
- I want to be alone
adjective
lacking companions or companionship
Synonyms
Examples
- he was alone when we met him
- she is alone much of the time
- the lone skier on the mountain
- a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel
- a lonely soul
- a solitary traveler
adjective
exclusive of anyone or anything else
Synonyms
Examples
- she alone believed him
- cannot live by bread alone
- I'll have this car and this car only
adjective
radically distinctive and without equal
Synonyms
Examples
- he is alone in the field of microbiology
- this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem
- Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint
- craftsmen whose skill is unequaled
- unparalleled athletic ability
- a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history
adverb
without any others being included or involved
Synonyms
Examples
- was entirely to blame
- a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children
- he works for Mr. Smith exclusively
- did it solely for money
- the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone
- a privilege granted only to him
adverb
without anybody else or anything else
Synonyms
Examples
- the child stayed home alone
- the pillar stood alone, supporting nothing
- he flew solo