Another word for alone
ADJ
Lacking the company of others
See also:Set away from all others
See also:Without equal or rival
- unrivaled
- unparalleled
- unmatched
- unique
- unexampled
- unequaled
- singular
- peerless
- only
- nonpareil
- matchless
- incomparable
See also:
ADV
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Another word for alone
MOD
Separate from others
- by one's lonesome
- in solitude
- solus (Latin)
- solo
- unattached
- unmarried
- widowed
- single
- single-handed
- unaided
- unassisted
- under one's own power
- by-oneself
- apart
- secluded
- abandoned
- unescorted
- unaccompanied
- friendless
- companionless
- detached
- desolate
- forsaken
- individual
- isolated
- lorn
- forlorn
- deserted
- lonesome
- separate
- solitary
- lonely
- lone
Exclusive of others
See also:Unique
See also:
Idioms
void
let-alone
-
- in addition to
- also
- not to speak of
- not-to-mention
See also:
let-alone
ignore, leave to oneself, isolate, refrain from disturbing;
Synonym Study
- Lonesome suggests a longing or yearning for companionship, often for a particular person the child is lonesome for her mother
- Lonely conveys a heightened sense of solitude and gloom the lonely sentinel walks his post
- Solitary and the more poetic lone convey the same sense but suggest more strongly the lack of companionship or association a solitary tree in the meadow a lone wanderer
- Alone , unqualified, denotes the simple fact of being by oneself or itself
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