Synonyms for solitary
ˈsɒl ɪˌtɛr isoli·ta·ry

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

1. solitary

   Synonyms:
   sole, single, only, lone, lonely, private, remote, retired, sequestered, desolate, uninhabited, desert

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1. solitary confinement, solitarynoun

   confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners

   "he was held in solitary"

   Synonyms:
   solitudinarian, hermit, solitary confinement, troglodyte, recluse

   Antonyms:
   social, gregarious, inhabited, multiple, accompanied

2. hermit, recluse, solitary, solitudinarian, troglodyteadjective

   one who lives in solitude

   Synonyms:
   caveman, troglodyte, recluse, anchorite, cave man, solitudinarian, cave dweller, hermit, solitary confinement

   Antonyms:
   accompanied, gregarious, social, multiple, inhabited

3. lone(a), lonely(a), solitaryadjective

   characterized by or preferring solitude

   "a lone wolf"; "a lonely existence"; "a man of a solitary disposition"; "a solitary walk"

   Antonyms:
   gregarious, multiple, accompanied, social, inhabited

4. nongregarious, nonsocial, solitaryadjective

   of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies

   "solitary bees"

   Synonyms:
   unfrequented, solitary(a), lonely(a), nongregarious, lonely, nonsocial, alone(p), sole(a), only(a), lone(a), lonesome(a)

   Antonyms:
   accompanied, gregarious, inhabited, multiple, social

5. 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:
   multiple, accompanied, gregarious, inhabited, social

6. 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:
   accompanied, multiple, inhabited, gregarious, social

7. lonely, solitary, unfrequentedadjective

   devoid of creatures

   "a lonely crossroads"; "a solitary retreat"; "a trail leading to an unfrequented lake"

   Synonyms:
   unfrequented, lonesome, solitary(a), lonely(a), nongregarious, lonely, nonsocial, alone(p), sole(a), only(a), lone(a), lonesome(a)

   Antonyms:
   inhabited, social, multiple, accompanied, gregarious

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1. • Confinement

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1. lonliness

   existing alone; living or going without companions

   "we can keep just living in solitary like this."

   Submitted by anonymous on April 16, 2020  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. solitaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   lone, lonely, alone, unaccompanied, companionless, without society, without company

2. solitaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   isolated, secluded, unfrequented, uninhabited, retired, deserted

3. solitaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   dismal, gloomy, desolate, cheerless, lonesome

4. solitaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   single, sole, individual

5. solitarynoun

   Synonyms:
   hermit, anchorite, anchoret, recluse, solitaire, EREMITE

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1. solitaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   unfrequented, secluded, lonely, single, individual, eremetic, hermitical

2. solitarynoun

   Synonyms:
   recluse, anchoret, hermit, eremite

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1. List of paraphrases for "solitary":

   solitaire, lonely, unilateral, isolation, lone, lonesome, incommunicado, hermit, regime, isolated

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How to use solitary in a sentence?

1. Washington Irving:

   Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles.

2. Craig Haney:

   I think the cost of solitary confinement is now being critically examined and rethought, and prison systems are beginning to ask themselves whether this is worth it, and whether or not it does not create more harm than good, courts are pushing them to consider the inhumanity of the practice, as well.

3. Joe Biden:

   When Senator Harris was the attorney general for eight years in the state of California, there were two of the most segregated school districts in the country, in Los Angeles and in San Francisco, i didn't see a single solitary time she brought a case against them to desegregate.

4. Thomas Mann:

   A solitary, unused to speaking of what he sees and feels, has mental experiences which are at once more intense and less articulate than those of a gregarious man.

5. President Biden:

   The idea we still allow semi-automatic weapons to be purchased is sick, it has no socially redeeming value… Not a single solitary rationale for it except profit for the gun manufacturers.