ONE-MAN Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

one-man

adjective

Definition of one-man

as in solitary

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Recent Examples of one-man That honest job has, across four generations, fed prime ministers and paupers, cooked for the King and Queen, and quietly funded a one-man legal aid service for survivors of abuse. — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Alvarez is surrounded by opposition midfielders, but manages to mount a one-man attack into the penalty area before laying the ball off for Ademola Lookman, who shoots just wide. — Art De Roché, New York Times, 17 July 2026 During a one-man show, the sound of rain and thunder blasted above the crowd gathered at his feet. — Delia Rose Sauer, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026 This is Urie’s first time on the London stage since 2015’s Buyer & Cellar, a one-man comedy that played at the Menier Chocolate Factory. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for one-man

Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-man

Adjective

The first feels rooted in youth, summer, romance and memory; after the switch, the music becomes more reflective, solitary and unsettled.

— Desjah Altvater, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Reading will never survive as an individual act of heroic resistance; history shows that reading is and always has been a solitary act sustained by communities.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of solitary

Adjective

Trump’s search for federal authority isn’t necessarily futile—but his reach for unilateral authority very likely is.

— Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
But lawyers who spoke with STAT said the agency’s unilateral decision to revoke coverage without any directive from Congress is perhaps unprecedented.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of unilateral

Adjective

Cellphones – the kind used to actually talk to people rather than text and post to social media – weren’t mandatory personal equipment yet, though various personalities involved at the time had them.

— Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
The complaint claims the companies' products have been improperly collecting, sharing and selling personal data, like cellphone and vehicle location data.

— Dennis Valera, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of personal

Adjective

Yet just days before, Sonora reported its first screwworm infestation, though the single case doesn’t appear to have slowed the US Department of Agriculture’s plans.

— Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
On Friday, his only real trouble was in the fifth inning, when a soft single, a line drive and a bunt hit loaded the bases with one out.

— Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of single

Adjective

The center contributes to global research on gibbons The gibbons are full of personality and individual quirks, and Skollar knows them well after decades at the center.

— Jaimie Ding, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
An Audience Simulation Agent can segment audiences and simulate how individual groups could react to a message before its release.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of individual

Adjective

The Orioles have dropped four in a row after briefly taking sole possession of the lead in the race for the final American League wild card.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Dominguez, diagnosed with schizophrenia, had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to the killings and the near-fatal attack on the spree’s sole survivor, Kimberlee Guillory, at both his retrial and his initial 2025 murder trial.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of sole

Adjective

Then England attracted adverse attention for openly drinking in the Queensland resort of Noosa when 2-0 down in a one-sided Ashes series in Australia.

— Paul Newman, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
After finally getting a day off Monday, the Brewers delivered their 22-0 blowout of Seattle that matched the most one-sided shutout in modern MLB history.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of one-sided

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