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Synonyms for only
ˈoʊn lion·ly
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
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"
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, scarcelyentirely, 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, soloonlyadverb
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, aloneonlyadverb
in the final outcome
"These news will only make you more upset"
Synonyms:
just, only if, simply, merely, entirely, solely, but, exclusively, only when, aloneonlyadverb
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, aloneonly, 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, aloneonlyadverb
as recently as
"I spoke to him only an hour ago"
Synonyms:
just, only if, simply, merely, entirely, solely, but, exclusively, only when, alone
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#3 | and | |
#10 | that | |
#17 | not | |
#25 | all | |
#43 | but | |
#47 | do | |
#65 | only | |
#109 | just | |
#294 | own | |
#390 | still | |
#400 | save | |
#466 | however | |
#482 | provided | |
#578 | single | |
#636 | yet | |
#724 | further | |
#751 | limited | |
#941 | whole | |
#1287 | unique | |
#1305 | simply | |
#1577 | unless | |
#1585 | except | |
#2054 | alone | |
#2339 | completely | |
#2506 | exactly | |
#2739 | exclusive | |
#3156 | totally | |
#4569 | entirely | |
#4716 | solo | |
#4964 | sole | |
#5322 | besides | |
#5478 | moreover | |
#5564 | merely | |
#6133 | solely | |
#6787 | hardly | |
#6932 | nevertheless | |
#6991 | exclusively | |
#7584 | lonely | |
#7775 | mere | |
#8208 | barely | |
#8351 | len | |
#8675 | precisely | |
#9832 | lone | |
#10792 | wholly | |
#10806 | purely | |
#11238 | notwithstanding | |
#11466 | altogether | |
#11897 | jen | |
#15473 | tho | |
#15690 | vain | |
#15777 | scarce | |
#18609 | nur | |
#19800 | solitary | |
#21962 | scarcely | |
#22432 | plainly | |
#25696 | unattached | |
#27234 | peerless | |
#43396 | singly | |
#44554 | unaccompanied | |
#56872 | seulement | |
#78802 | unequaled | |
#149535 | nonpareil |
How to use only in a sentence?
We only have one and a half roads to get out — you have the main road and then you have the emergency access, everybody was trying to evacuate, there was a lot of confusion.
We're talking about some very major economies whose leadership is willing to be seen with Putin, even if it is only on a virtual platform, the fact that Vladimir Putin is welcome, Vladimir Putin's not a pariah, Vladimir Putin's not being pushed out -- and this is a normal engagement, which has taken place every year and it's still taking place -- that is a big plus for Vladimir Putin.
It's the proverbial dead-cat bounce. After days of worries, the market's in a relief rally on the heels of New York and hopes that we get a respite on everything from China to Greece, but those issues still fester...We're in uncharted waters as far as the Greece exit, and the (Chinese) market collapse is only 30 percent after a 150 percent gain.
There’s a reason why the military is doing this, a big part of that is they are worried about not only debris collisions with military satellites, but potential adversaries using small space objects to try and attack satellites.
Only ministers should levy taxes and not Hamas.
Translations for only
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- فقطArabic
- само, единствен, единственоBulgarian
- només, sols, solament, únic, únicamentCatalan, Valencian
- jen, až, jenom, teprve, jedináček, jenže, pouze, jedině, jedinýCzech
- enesteDanish
- gerade, geschwisterlos, einzig, einzigartig, Einzelkind, nurGerman
- μοναδικό, μόνο, μοναδική, αλλά, μοναδικός, μόνος, μόνηGreek
- sola, nuraEsperanto
- sólo, apenas, hijo único, solamente, único, únicamenteSpanish
- ainusEstonian
- فقط, تنها, تَنهاPersian
- mutta, edes, ainut, vain, vasta, juuri, ainoa, ainutlaatuinen, jos, ainoastaan, paitsi että, sillä ehdolla, ettäFinnish
- que, unique, seulement, sauf que, seul, mais, ne...que, uniquementFrench
- sóGalician
- רק, יָחִידHebrew
- सिर्फ़, हीHindi
- csak, egyetlen, kivéveHungarian
- մինուճար, միայն, միամոր, միակArmenian
- solmenteInterlingua
- nuraIdo
- solo, solamente, unicoItalian
- だけ, しか, 唯一Japanese
- ერთადერთიGeorgian
- 유일한, ...만, 하나밖에 없는Korean
- تهنهاKurdish
- unicus, sōlumLatin
- vienīgi, tikai, vienīgsLatvian
- മാത്രംMalayalam
- फ़क्तMarathi
- sahaja, hanyaMalay
- ရုံBurmese
- pas, enig, netDutch
- eneste, bare, einasteNorwegian
- jedyny, tylko, najlepszy, dopieroPolish
- somente, porém, exceto, único, todavia, mas, apenas, melhor, salvo, que, filhoPortuguese
- sapaQuechua
- singur, unic, numaiRomanian
- только вот, лишь, единственный, только, единый, но, за исключением того, что, однако, всегоRussian
- само, sámoSerbo-Croatian
- jedinýSlovak
- edinSlovene
- bara, endast, endaSwedish
- ஒரேTamil
- ఏకైక, ఒకే, ఒక్కగానొక్కTelugu
- sadece, yalnızca, bir tek, tekTurkish
- єдинийUkrainian
- صرفUrdu
- teVolapük
- 只要Chinese
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