alone

²alone

adv

Definition of ALONE

1

: solely, exclusively <the blame is his alone>

2

: without aid or support <said he could do it alone>

Examples of ALONE

1. The police believe the criminal acted alone.
2. The price alone is enough to discourage people.
3. The special effects alone make the movie worth seeing.

First Known Use of ALONE

13th century

Related to ALONE

Synonyms: independently, single-handed, single-handedly, singly, solely, unaided, unassisted, by one's own bootstraps, on one's own, on one's own hook, on one's own initiative

Related Words: individually, separately; solo

Near Antonyms: collectively, conjointly, cooperatively, hand in glove (or hand and glove), hand in hand, jointly, mutually, together; en masse

see all synonyms and antonyms

[+]more[-]hide