Synonyms for unilateral
ˌyu nəˈlæt ər əluni·lat·er·al

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1. unilateral, one-sidedadjective

   involving only one part or side

   "unilateral paralysis"; "a unilateral decision"

   Synonyms:
   coloured, nonreversible, one-sided, biased, slanted

   Antonyms:
   three-party, seven-sided, multipartite, many-lobed, two-way, three-lobed, two-sided, bilateral, joint, four-lobed, palmately-lobed, six-sided, four-party, many-sided, indirect, three-sided, tetramerous, collateral, triangular, multilateral, twelve-sided, quadrilateral, trilateral, four-sided, five-sided, two-lobed, ten-sided, eight-sided, three-way, nine-sided, five-lobed, bipartite, eleven-sided, deep-lobed, three-cornered, tripartite, quadripartite, two-part

2. unilateraladjective

   tracing descent from either the paternal or the maternal line only

   Synonyms:
   one-sided

   Antonyms:
   five-sided, trilateral, two-part, bilateral, three-lobed, four-party, quadripartite, five-lobed, ten-sided, three-sided, two-way, three-cornered, three-party, bipartite, eleven-sided, indirect, three-way, many-sided, six-sided, nine-sided, four-lobed, eight-sided, tripartite, collateral, deep-lobed, many-lobed, multilateral, tetramerous, two-sided, four-sided, quadrilateral, multipartite, palmately-lobed, seven-sided, two-lobed, joint, twelve-sided, triangular

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. exclusive

   Submitted by davidb on March 4, 2021  

2. monocausal

   one-way.

   unilateral treaty between the united states and the united kingdom.

   Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2020  

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1. List of paraphrases for "unilateral":

   one-sided, unilaterally, unilateralist, unilateralism, go-it-alone, solitary, one-sidedly, incommunicado, one-way

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1. The Russian Foreign Ministry:

   Introducing new unilateral sanctions against the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sebastopol by the USA and European Union is a direct evidence that the West has acknowledged that the decision by the Crimeans to rejoin Russia was unanimous and voluntary, that's why they chose the 'punishment' to be collective.

2. State John Kerry:

   Everybody is seized by the urgency. We have been all along but the migration levels and continued destruction, the danger of potential augmentation by any unilateral moves puts a high premium on diplomacy at this moment.

3. Marco Rubio:

   By any objective measure, President Obama’s unilateral policy changes have failed, and they are not in the best interest of the American people or the people of Cuba, rolling back President Obama's one-sided concessions to the Castro regime, a key campaign promise shared with President-elect Trump, will be a top priority for me next year.

4. Tony Abbott:

   We both support freedom of navigation by air and by sea in the South China Sea. We both deplore any unilateral change to the status quo. We both think that disputes should be resolved peacefully and in accordance with international law.

5. Philippine Defense Minister Voltaire Gazmin:

   The US expressed alarm on unilateral activities that are inconsistent with international law, unilateral actions escalate tensions which may lead to actual conflict. Actions that could lead to accidents and untoward incidents due to miscalculations should be avoided.