Synonyms for alone
əˈloʊnalone

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1. aloneadverb

   Apart from, or exclusive of, others.

   The job was to hard for me to do alone.

   Synonyms:
   singlehanded

2. aloneadverb

   Synonyms:
   single, lone, solitary, solo, lonely

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1. alone(p)adjective

   isolated from others

   "could be alone in a crowded room"; "was alone with her thoughts"; "I want to be alone"

   Antonyms:
   comparable, inclusive, accompanied, social

2. alone(p), lone(a), lonely(a), solitaryadjective

   lacking companions or companionship

   "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"

   Antonyms:
   social, comparable, inclusive, accompanied

3. alone(p), onlyadjective

   exclusive of anyone or anything else

   "she alone believed him"; "cannot live by bread alone"; "I'll have this car and this car only"

   Antonyms:
   inclusive, social, comparable, accompanied

4. alone(p), unique, unequaled, unequalled, unparalleledadverb

   radically distinctive and without equal

   "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"

   Antonyms:
   comparable, inclusive, social, accompanied

5. entirely, exclusively, solely, alone, onlyadverb

   without any others being included or involved

   "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"

   Synonyms:
   solely, exclusively, whole, entirely, unaccompanied, completely, altogether, only if, but, only, simply, wholly, just, all, merely, only when, totally, solo

   Antonyms:
   comparable, accompanied, inclusive, social

6. alone, solo, unaccompaniedadverb

   without anybody else or anything else

   "the child stayed home alone"; "the pillar stood alone, supporting nothing"; "he flew solo"

   Synonyms:
   only, solely, solo, entirely, exclusively, unaccompanied

   Antonyms:
   accompanied, inclusive, comparable, social

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1. aloneadjective

   Synonyms:
   single, solitary, only, lone, lonely, isolated, unaccompanied, by one's self, by itself, without company, without another

2. aloneadjective

   Synonyms:
   of one's self, of one's own power, without help

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1. aloneadjective

   Synonyms:
   (Used after the noun) single, solitary, isolated, unaccompanied, companionless, unique, unmatched, incomparable

   Antonyms:
   accompanied, in company

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1. List of paraphrases for "alone":

   only, single, solely, sole, just, exclusively, lonely, quiet, merely, single-handedly, simply, individually, purely, sami, own, lone, solo, mere, seul

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1. William Temple:

   Man alone is born crying, lives complaining, and dies disappointed.

2. The Atlantic:

   These events have given the absolute lie to the false and idiotic idea of America First, America alone, our allies are worthless,having friends is not important.

3. Ean Hutchison:

   I wasn't even aware that they were supposed to be sold, let alone donated to Goodwill, own a piece of history !

4. Elliot Zweig:

   These types of conspiracy theories have been prevalent in the Muslim world, especially the Middle East, for decades as MEMRI has revealed, one would hope that in America, all communities, including the Muslim community, would be immunized from such ludicrous propaganda, let alone propagate it.

5. Katy Perry:

   When people sing back the words that you’ve written that have been so personal to you… and they sing them back with such confidence and belief, you’re like ‘Oh God I’m not alone in my own problems,’ and it makes me feel connected to humans, and at our primal state we all we want is connection. It’s the only reason that we do anything that we do.