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. John Barrymore:

   In Genesis, it says that it is not good for a man to be alone but sometimes it is a great relief.

2. Tennessee Williams:

   When so many are lonely as seem to be lonely, it would be inexcusably selfish to be lonely alone.

3. Joelle Craft:

   It's defeating to put another person on the ventilator, it's defeating to put another person in prone positioning or paralyzing them or watching them get more test tubes. It's defeating to watch health care providers that I care about or Joelle Craft stand at the bedside when someone dies alone. It's also defeating to watch somebody else get put in a body bag.

4. Coleridge:

   Pleasure, most often delusive, may be born of delusion. Pleasure, herself a sorceress, may pitch her tents on enchanted ground. But happiness (or, to use a more accurate and comprehensive term, solid well-being) can be built on virtue alone, and must of necessity have truth for its foundation.

5. Julian Andrade:

   Everybody's feeling unsafe. I haven't even talked to one person that's said, 'Gosh, you know, he's doing a great job,' [T]here's no way that you could feel safe. I live in a very…good neighborhood. I feel unsafe. It doesn't even matter. I'm still watching my back. I feel like I need to. … Especially as a female…if you're alone, you're just you're now a target.