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sole

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of sole

1 belonging only to the one person, unit, or group named

  • the landowner has sole rights to the property, so he can do whatever he wants to with it
Synonyms of sole

exclusive, single, unshared
Words Related to sole

proprietary

personal, private
Near Antonyms of sole

common, communal, conjoint, cooperative, joint, multiple, mutual, pooled, public, shared, united
Antonyms of sole

nonexclusive

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

  • the eldest son became the family's sole support
Synonyms of sole

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

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 sole

divers, manifold, multifarious, myriad

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

popular, prevailing, prevalent, rampant

perennial, recurrent, repeated

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