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single-handedly

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of single-handedly

without aid or support

  • the team's star slugger hit three home runs, effectively winning the game single-handedly
Synonyms of single-handedly

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

individually, separately

solo
Phrases Synonymous with single-handedly

by one's own bootstraps, on one's own, on one's own hook, on one's own initiative
Near Antonyms of single-handedly

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

en masse

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