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Definition of SINGLE-HANDED

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 independently, single-handed, single-handedly, singly, solely, unaided, unassisted

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

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