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alone

adjective

1 alone

Isolated from others.

Roget 706: hindering etc. v.; obstructive, obstruent; impeditive, impedient; intercipient; prophylactic etc. (remedial) 662; impedimentary.    in the way of, ... show more

Polish: sierocy

2 alone

Lacking companions or companionship:
— He was alone when we met him.
— She is alone much of the time.

synonyms: lone, lonely, solitary.

Roget 87: one, sole, single, solitary, unitary; individual, apart, alone; kithless.    unaccompanied, unattended; solus [Lat.], single-handed; singular, ... show more

3 alone

Exclusive of anyone or anything else:
— She alone believed him.
— Cannot live by bread alone.

synonym: only.

4 alone

Radically distinctive and without equal:
— He is alone in the field of microbiology.
— This theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem.

synonyms: unequaled, unequalled, unique, unparalleled.

Polish: niepowtarzalny

adverb

1 alone

Without any others being included or involved:
— The burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone.

synonyms: entirely, exclusively, only, solely.

Roget 87: singly etc. adj.; alone, by itself, per se, only, apart, in the singular number, in the abstract; one by one, one at a time; simply; one and a half, ... show more

2 alone

Without anybody else or anything else:
— The child stayed home alone.
— The pillar stood alone, supporting nothing.

synonyms: solo, unaccompanied.


Moby thesaurus: abandoned, absolute, alienated, all alone, aloof, apart, azygous, barely, but, by itself, celibate, companionless, deserted, desolate, detached, entirely, excellent, exclusively, first and last, friendless ... show more.

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