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Definition of SINGLE

1

not married <there was such a shortage of single men in the neighborhood that he had his pick of girlfriends>

Synonyms unattached, unmarried, unwed

Related Words fancy-free, footloose; marriageable, unpaired; divorced, separated

Near Antonyms mated, paired; affianced, betrothed, committed, engaged, pledged, promised; remarried

Antonyms attached, espoused, hitched, married, wedded (also wed)

2

belonging only to the one person, unit, or group named <any view expressed on the newspaper's editorial pages is the single opinion of the writer of the column>

Synonyms exclusive, single, unshared

Related Words proprietary; personal, private

Near Antonyms common, communal, conjoint, cooperative, joint, multiple, mutual, pooled, public, shared, united

Antonyms nonexclusive

3

not physically attached to another unit <the average price of single homes in the area>

Synonyms detached, disconnected, discrete, free, freestanding, single, unattached, unconnected

Related Words independent, self-contained; individual, private

Near Antonyms adjoining

Antonyms attached, connected, joined, linked

4

not being in the company of others <a restaurant where the single diner is made to feel welcome and given the same level of service as couples or groups>

Synonyms lone, lonely, lonesome, single, solitary, solo, unaccompanied

Related Words unattended, unchaperoned; forlorn, friendless; cloistered, disassociated, hermetic (also hermetical), insulated, isolate, isolated, remote, retired, secluded, withdrawn; quarantined, segregated, separated, sequestered; separate, unattached, unconnected, unlinked; detached, disconnected, disjointed, dissociated, disunited, divided, fractionated; abandoned, adrift, deserted, desolate, forgotten, forsaken, lorn, neglected

Near Antonyms attended, chaperoned, escorted; adjacent, adjoining, communicating, contiguous, neighboring, next-door; attached, connected, coupled, linked

Antonyms accompanied