SINGLE-HANDED Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

single-handed

adverb

Definition of single-handed

as in independently

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

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But Fox News Digital has not independently verified that the more ambitious provision in the roadmap — manufacturing Russian aircraft components inside Iran — was implemented.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
But the shareholders suing Fox are challenging whether Nasser was acting truly independently.

— Maddy Lauria, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of independently

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Behind every one of those numbers is a patient in my exam room, often someone who has tried diet after diet without success while struggling with a disease driven far more by biology than by behavior alone.

— Disha Narang, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
When using a single Chuk box alone, its side worktops flip up like arms to complement the extended legs.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of alone

Adverb

In Japanese television, a cour refers to a broadcast block of roughly three months, and anime seasons are often split into multiple cours that air separately rather than airing all at once.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Existing comparison methods typically examine capacity, voltage, impedance, efficiency or power capability separately.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of separately

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That series single-handedly brought the reality show back from the regular-person doldrums, infusing the whodunit murder-mystery reality show with Housewives and reality TV gamers and one pilot named Pete to make the whole show sing.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
The responsibility has single-handedly become one of the most meaningful parts of his life.

— Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026

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