ONE-WAY Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

one-way

adjective

Definition of one-way

as in unilateral

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Recent Examples of one-way The Falcon 9 rocket was launched in early 2025 on a one-way mission to carry lunar landers into deep space. — Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026 My family was offered a free stay at the cozy Ursa Hotel 12 miles from the airport, two one-way Uber vouchers for transportation to and from the hotel, and a $75 digital gift card to cover meals for all three people. — Eve Chen, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 This is the same genius who just a few months ago gave all these scooter riders the freedom to go down one-way streets the wrong way, not having to stop for red lights or stop signs, by forbidding police from writing criminal summonses to them. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026 Espinal-Del Cid fled the country on a one-way ticket to Honduras on March 9. — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for one-way

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Adjective

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has said any unilateral US action on Mexican soil would be a grave breach of her country’s sovereignty.

— Reuters, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
More than 600 organizations urge Congress to block an administration plan to rewrite federal law and to resist the president’s unilateral moves to change historic sites.

— Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of unilateral

Adjective

Growing out of his one-man stage show of the same name, the film won the Best of NEXT Audience Award in its world premiere at Sundance before going on to distribution through IFC Films.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
After that came Ndamukong Suh, the erstwhile one-man gang who seemed more interested in guidance from friend and billionaire financier Warren Buffett than his coach Adam Gase.

— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of one-man

Adjective

Two players wore the same number during a punt return at Utah in a one-sided loss to open the 2023 season.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026
Regan is accused of assaulting a fellow trooper at the ReelHouse brewpub in Marina Bay on June 26 in a one-sided fight that was shown in a video taken off the bar’s security camera.

— Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of one-sided

Adjective

Instead, detectives say the group used falsified invoices and documents and transferred cash into personal bank accounts.

— Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
For an undergraduate student living off campus, Detroit Mercy estimates $3,220 for transportation and $10,830 for personal and miscellaneous expenses.

— Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of personal

Adjective

There isn’t room on a roster to list all the positions where North Chicago senior Amari Earl could play in a single game.

— Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
Furthermore, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index retreated significantly from the record high set in the previous session, tumbling nearly 8% overnight to mark its largest single-day loss since June 5.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of single

Adjective

Hackett's suit, filed by civil rights attorney Ben Crump, seeks compensatory and punitive damages and names Arellano in his individual capacity as the sole defendant.

— Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2026
Models ranked some outcomes more consistently than individual evaluators.

— Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026

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