single-handed
1 of 2adjective
sin·gle-hand·ed ˌsiŋ-gəl-ˈhan-dəd 
1
: managed or done by one person or with one on a side
2
: working alone or unassisted by others
single-handedly adverb
single-handed
2 of 2adverb
: in a single-handed manner
Synonyms
Adverb
- alone
- independently
- single-handedly
- singly
- solely
- unaided
- unassisted
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Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
1585, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adverb
1719, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
single-handed
adjective
sin·gle-hand·ed
ˌsiŋ-gəl-ˈhan-dəd
1
: done or managed by one person or with one hand
2
: working alone : lacking help
single-handed
adverb
as in independently
without aid or support she was adamant that if she was expected to do the project single-handed, she should not have to share the credit afterward Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- independently
- alone
- unassisted
- separately
- unaided
- individually
- single-handedly
- solely
- singly
- on one's own initiative
- by one's own bootstraps
- solo
- on one's own hook
- on one's own
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- jointly
- cooperatively
- collectively
- together
- mutually
- conjointly
- hand and glove
- hand in glove
- hand in hand
- en masse