Synonyms for only
ˈoʊn lion·ly

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1. onlyadjective

   Alone in a category.

   my heart is hers, and hers only

   Synonyms:
   sole, lone

2. onlyadverb

   no more than; just

   if there were only one more ticket!

   Synonyms:
   nonpareil, unequaled, peerless

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1. only

   But ranges from the faintest contrast to absolute negation; as, I am willing to go, but (on the other hand) content to stay; he is not an honest man, but (on the contrary) a villain. The contrast may be with a silent thought; as, but let us go (it being understood that we might stay longer). In restrictive use, except and excepting are slightly more emphatic than but; we say, no injury but a scratch; or, no injury except some painful bruises. Such expressions as "words are but breath" (nothing but) may be referred to the restrictive use by ellipsis. So may the use of but in the sense of unless; as, "it never rains but it pours." To the same head must be referred the conditional use; as, "you may go, but with your father's consent" (i. e., "provided you have," "except that you must have," etc.). "Doubt but" is now less used than the more logical "doubt that." But never becomes a full synonym for and; and adds something like, but adds something different; "brave and tender" implies that tenderness is natural to the brave; "brave but tender" implies that bravery and tenderness are rarely combined. For the concessive use, compare NOTWITHSTANDING.

   Synonyms:
   and, barely, besides, but, except, further, however, just, merely, moreover, nevertheless, notwithstanding, notwithstanding, provided, save, still, that, tho, unless, yet

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. onlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   single, sole, alone, solitary

   Antonyms:
   many, together, mixed

2. only

   Synonyms:
   solely, singly, merely, simply, barely

   Antonyms:
   among, amongst, together, collectively

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. lone(a), lonesome(a), only(a), sole(a), solitary(a)adjective

   being the only one; single and isolated from others

   "the lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine"; "an only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example"; "a solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck in the sky"

   Antonyms:
   inclusive, multiple

2. alone(p), onlyadverb

   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, multiple

3. merely, simply, just, only, butadverb

   and nothing more

   "I was merely asking"; "it is simply a matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child"; "hopes that last but a moment"

   Synonyms:
   solely, plainly, hardly, alone, barely, exclusively, only if, but, entirely, just, scarce, just now, simply, merely, precisely, only when, exactly, scarcely

   Antonyms:
   multiple, inclusive

4. 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, alone, altogether, only if, but, simply, wholly, just, all, merely, only when, totally, solo

   Antonyms:
   multiple, inclusive

5. onlyadverb

   with nevertheless the final result

   "He arrived only to find his wife dead"; "We won only to lose again in the next round"

   Synonyms:
   just, only if, simply, merely, entirely, solely, but, exclusively, only when, alone

   Antonyms:
   inclusive, multiple

6. onlyadverb

   in the final outcome

   "These news will only make you more upset"

   Synonyms:
   just, only if, simply, merely, entirely, solely, but, exclusively, only when, alone

   Antonyms:
   multiple, inclusive

7. onlyadverb

   except that

   "It was the same story; only this time she came out better"

   Synonyms:
   just, only if, simply, merely, entirely, solely, but, exclusively, only when, alone

   Antonyms:
   inclusive, multiple

8. only, only if, only whenadverb

   never except when

   "call me only if your cold gets worse"

   Synonyms:
   just, only if, simply, merely, entirely, solely, but, exclusively, only when, alone

   Antonyms:
   inclusive, multiple

9. onlyadverb

   as recently as

   "I spoke to him only an hour ago"

   Synonyms:
   just, only if, simply, merely, entirely, solely, but, exclusively, only when, alone

   Antonyms:
   inclusive, multiple

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. onlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   sole, solitary, alone, single, this and no other

2. onlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   merely, barely, simply, and nothing else

3. onlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   solely, singly

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "only":

   just, alone, solely, single, merely, sole, simply, exclusively, unique, mere, solo, purely, jen, that, len, lonely, barely, seulement, but, do, nur, vain, not, lone, exclusive, own, unattached, limited

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1. Amy Yorke:

   There’s no pill that’s going to change the fact that we’re going to get weaker as we get older, The only thing we can do is to be more active.

2. Karin Nielsen-Saines:

   Even after the brain is formed, there are some problems that happen, there’s atrophy, there’s damage, even later in pregnancy. So just because someone’s reached the second trimester, it does n’t mean that there could n’t be a problem if they were to contract Zika. ’’ That type of damage can take several weeks to become apparent in prenatal testing. By the time some women learn what Zika has done to the fetuses they are carrying, their access to legal abortion could be blocked in most states. The telephone poll of 1,016 adults was conducted July 20 to 24, during the week when Florida announced it had discovered two people who hadpossibly contracted Zika locally, most likely through the bite of an infected mosquito. Since then, the number of cases in the Florida outbreak — believed to be centered in a one-square mile area just north of downtown Miami — hasswelled to 15. The poll — which had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.6 percentage points — also found that only 44 percent of Americans realized the Zika funding stalemate has not yet been resolved. Lawmakers left Washington last month after Senate Democratswould n’t back a dealnegotiated by House and Senate Republicans that included provisions affecting Planned Parenthood and the Affordable Care Act. Of people who were aware that Congress has not yet provided Zika funding, 55 percent said not passing the legislation is a problem. More blamed the Republicans than the Democrats for the continued impasse — 42 percent said it was the Republicans ’ fault, compared with 22 percent who faulted the Democrats. Seventeen percent said both parties are equally to blame. The apportionment of blame generally followed party lines. About one-fourth of those polled said funding Zika response efforts should be a top priority for the federal budget, nearly half said it was important but not a top priority, and 20 percent said it was not that important. The poll also showed that in the third week of July, barely half of Americans — 52 percent — felt Zika posed a public health threat in this country. And only 22 percent felt that it was a major threat. But it is not known whether the growing outbreak in Florida has changed opinions on that question.

3. Thomas Huxley:

   Only one absolute certainty is possible to man, namely that at any given moment the feeling which he has exists.

4. Muhamadou Labara Awal:

   It was important for me to be here because I'm not a soldier to be deployed to Fotokol. The only way I could pay homage to our troops was to be here.

5. Steve Baker:

   We would like to be able to vote for a deal and actually I'm highly confident if Boris brings back a deal it will be a deal which he expects we'll want to support, if it's Brexit in name only, I will vote against it.