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

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Adjective

The movie shot in 35mm film revisits the main character and setting of the director’s minimalist first feature, Freedom, that 25 years earlier chronicled a few days in the life of a solitary woodcutter in the remote Pampas mountains.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
Harpman was writing in a different era, but the elegiac loneliness of her fiction anticipates our own solitary and screen-bound present.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of solitary

Adjective

Compensation systems, transfer windows and roster rules would become terms of an agreement rather than unilateral restraints.

— Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
The plan suggests voluntary fees for passage support, contrasting with Iran's desire for unilateral control and mandatory tolls.

— Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of unilateral

Adjective

The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act means the court cannot order Meta to request children to submit personal data or be passively tracked online, even for age verification purposes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Some travel essentials are simply non-negotiable, from a blackout eye mask for sleeping on the plane to a personal safety alarm for peace of mind.

— Hayley Domin, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of personal

Adjective

Analysts caution that the move from the Ohio class to the Virginia class is not a one-for-one trade, as a single Virginia-class sub will carry only about 26% of the missiles of an Ohio-class one.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Wiroon Supasingsiripreecha, head of the institute, said most of the victims suffered a single fatal gunshot wound to a vital area, including the chest or head.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of single

Adjective

The Emmy-winning actor has come forward as the individual Rhea Seehorn alluded to, but did not name, in a June Instagram post that revealed someone spilled wine on her at the Gotham TV Awards.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026
Rather than simply helping users generate individual slides, NextSlide turns fragmented information from documents, prompts, workplace context, and other sources into a polished, presentation-ready deck.

— Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of individual

Adjective

Earlier this year, Ogles' district was redrawn as part of a broader redistricting effort that broke up Tennessee's sole Democratic-leaning seat.

— Joe Walsh, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
This year alone, Indiana, Utah and Washington all passed laws barring health insurers from using AI as the sole basis for denying claims.

— Larry Bradley, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of sole

Adjective

However, the Virgin Atlantic and Flying Blue fees can be exceptionally high at $700 to $1,000 one-way, and the points price on return flights is much higher.

— Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
Russia is attempting to regain the initiative by upgrading its Geran family of one-way attack drones.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of one-way

Adjective

Erasmus emptied his bench in the third quarter and the fresh power showed in the increasingly one-sided scrums.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Unlike the Tribune, none of those outlets interviewed Benton’s accusers, leaving Welch to present a largely one-sided account.

— Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of one-sided

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