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alone

/əˈloʊn/adjective, adverb2 syllables

Alone means: radically distinctive and without equal.

Synonyms for alone32

adjective, as in radically distinctive and without equal

unique, unequaled, unequalled, unparalleled, incomparable, uncomparable

adjective, as in lacking companions or companionship

lone, lonely, solitary, unaccompanied

adjective, as in exclusive of anyone or anything else

only, exclusive

adjective, as in isolated from others

unsocial

adverb, as in without any others being included or involved

entirely, exclusively, solely, only

adverb, as in without anybody else or anything else

solo, unaccompanied

also used for alone

on one's own, available, single, unattached, unpartnered, deserted, forsaken, isolated, by one's lonesome, solitarily, by oneself, isolatedly, lonelily, on one's bill, on one's lonesome

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What does alone mean?6

adjective

1

radically distinctive and without equal“he is alone in the field of microbiology”

2

lacking companions or companionship“he was alone when we met him”

3

exclusive of anyone or anything else“she alone believed him”

4

isolated from others“could be alone in a crowded room”

adverb

1

without any others being included or involved“was entirely to blame”

2

without anybody else or anything else“the child stayed home alone”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with alone?35

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All 35 rhymes for alone, grouped by syllable

Alone in a sentence

  • In those days, he lived in the house alone.CK
  • You left me standing alone here on this road a long, long time ago.unknown
  • That girl couldn't take things down in longhand, let alone shorthand.CM
  • If you insist on going alone, please do so.Dejo
  • I don't have a cent, let alone a dollar.Auride
  • I've got work to do, so piss off and leave me alone.the_usual
  • She went shopping, leaving her little child all alone.unknown
  • Being left alone, the boy didn't know what to do.CM

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