Antonyms for solitary
ˈsɒl ɪˌtɛr isoli·ta·ry

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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"

   Antonyms:
   social, gregarious, inhabited, multiple, accompanied

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

2. hermit, recluse, solitary, solitudinarian, troglodyteadjective

   one who lives in solitude

   Antonyms:
   accompanied, gregarious, social, multiple, inhabited

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

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"

   Antonyms:
   accompanied, gregarious, inhabited, multiple, social

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

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"

   Antonyms:
   inhabited, social, multiple, accompanied, gregarious

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

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1. solitaryadjective

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

2. solitarynoun

   Synonyms:
   recluse, anchoret, hermit, eremite

How to use solitary in a sentence?

1. Robert A. Heinlein, "If This Goes On":

   Each man is his own prisoner, in solitary confinement for life.

2. Noura Al-Jizawi:

   I just wanted to live in a country that respected me as a human; one that offered me some dignity and freedom. I could not accept that I had to live under a dictatorship, for that, we females – even the old ladies – were tortured the same way as the men. We were hung by our feet, electric shocks, our faces beaten into walls and our skin set on fire. My teeth were all broken. I spent more than a month in solitary confinement. I just kept praying for my body to stay alive.

3. Bayram Shikhmuradov:

   They are put into cells which can reach 50 degrees in summer and -20 in winter, not given enough food and often held in solitary confinement.

4. Jessamyn West:

   Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of the writer. He must be alone, uninterrupted, and slightly savage if he is to sustain and complete an undertaking.

5. Samuel Johnson:

   If you are idle, be not solitary if you are solitary be not idle.

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