adj satadj.allbeing the only one; single and isolated from othersSynset:lone lonesome sole solitary
Examples:- 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:multiple
Derivationally Related Form:lonesomeness
Inherited Hypernyms:lone
Similar to:single
adj satadj.allexclusive of anyone or anything elseSynset:alone
Examples:- she alone believed him
- cannot live by bread alone
- I'll have this car and this car only
Antonyms:inclusive
Inherited Hypernyms:alone
Similar to:exclusive
advadv.alland nothing moreSynset:but just merely simply
Examples:- 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
Pertainyms:simplemere
Inherited Hypernyms:merely
advadv.allwithout any others being included or involvedSynset:alone entirely exclusively solely
Examples:- 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
Pertainyms:soleexclusive
Inherited Hypernyms:entirely