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alone

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of alone

1 not being in the company of others

  • no one realized the boy was alone in his room so they all left for the movies without him
Synonyms of alone

lone, lonely, lonesome, single, solitary, solo, unaccompanied
Words Related to alone

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cloistered, disassociated, hermetic (also hermetical), insulated, isolate, isolated, remote, retired, secluded, withdrawn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
Phrases Synonymous with alone

on one's own
Near Antonyms of alone

attended, chaperoned, escorted

adjacent, adjoining, communicating, contiguous, neighboring, next-door

attached, connected, coupled, linked
Antonyms of alone

accompanied

2 being the one or ones of a class with no other members

  • he is alone among the actors of his generation in his exceptional ability to play both comedic and serious parts
Synonyms of alone

lone, one, one-off, only, singular, sole, solitary, special, sui generis, unique
Words Related to alone

single, solo, unaccompanied, unattended

incomparable, inimitable, matchless, peerless, unequaled (or unequalled), unmatched, unparalleled, unrivaled (or unrivalled), unsurpassable, unsurpassed

distinct, distinctive, individual, separate

nonce
Near Antonyms of alone

divers, manifold, multifarious, myriad

assorted, heterogenous, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, patchwork, promiscuous, varied

popular, prevailing, prevalent, rampant

perennial, recurrent, repeated

Synonym Discussion of alone

alone, solitary, lonely, lonesome, lone, forlorn, desolate mean isolated from others. alone stresses the objective fact of being by oneself with slighter notion of emotional involvement than most of the remaining terms.
    • everyone needs to be alone sometimes
solitary may indicate isolation as a chosen course
    • glorying in the calm of her solitary life
but more often it suggests sadness and a sense of loss.
    • left solitary by the death of his wife
lonely adds to solitary a suggestion of longing for companionship.
    • felt lonely and forsaken
lonesome heightens the suggestion of sadness and poignancy.
    • an only child often leads a lonesome life
lone may replace lonely or lonesome but typically is as objective as alone.
    • a lone robin pecking at the lawn
forlorn stresses dejection, woe, and listlessness at separation from one held dear.
    • a forlorn lost child
desolate implies inconsolable grief at loss or bereavement.
    • desolate after her brother's death

alone

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of alone

1 without aid or support

  • completely new to the big city, she nevertheless managed to find her way home alone
Synonyms of alone

independently, single-handed, single-handedly, singly, solely, unaided, unassisted
Words Related to alone

individually, separately

solo
Phrases Synonymous with alone

by one's own bootstraps, on one's own, on one's own hook, on one's own initiative
Near Antonyms of alone

collectively, conjointly, cooperatively, hand in glove (or hand and glove), hand in hand, jointly, mutually, together

en masse

2 for nothing other than

  • would willingly play professional baseball for the sheer enjoyment alone
Synonyms of alone

exclusively, just, only, purely, simply, solely
Words Related to alone

basically, by and large, chiefly, generally, largely, mainly, mostly, predominantly, primarily, principally, substantially
Near Antonyms of alone

additionally, also, besides, likewise

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