SOLELY Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

solely

adverb

ˈsō(l)-lē

Definition of solely

as in only

for nothing other than I fight solely for my country, not for money!

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as in independently

without aid or support you undertook that project solely on your own, and you will finish it likewise

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Recent Examples of solely The glasses can also function as a gaming console, Meta said, and there will be more than 75 games at launch that users can play solely with hand gestures. — Kaitlyn Huamani, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026 Still, Veeraraghavan stresses that responsibility for such incidents should rest solely on the AI companies that made the involved agents. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 24 Sep. 2026 During Ramey's January 2007 trial, Norman testified that both men took part in the shootings, while Ramey's attorneys argued Norman was solely responsible. — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Several South Florida police departments use license-plate cameras from the companies Axon, Rekor, Motorola Solutions and Vetted Security Solutions, solely or in addition to Flock products. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for solely

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Trump is hosting Xi in Washington this week as their economic and tech competition is only escalating, especially through an artificial intelligence race.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
These figures will only grow as ASEAN’s middle class comes into its own.

— Jon M. Huntsman, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of only

Adverb

The key test was performed independently on two nominally identical devices, one at EPFL and one at the Weizmann Institute, using separate experimental setups.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
Peak and Pace now has a team of nine contractors who lead its events almost completely independently from its founder.

— Megan Sauer, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of independently

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Teams that treat it purely as a stunt often don’t, no matter how much reach the content gets.

— Agung Dwi Sandi, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
The double white stripe, purely cosmetic on the 1964 car, now functions as an organizing design element that aligns the windshield-base grille and even continues onto the dashboard.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of purely

Adverb

Behind every one of those numbers is a patient in my exam room, often someone who has tried diet after diet without success while struggling with a disease driven far more by biology than by behavior alone.

— Disha Narang, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
When using a single Chuk box alone, its side worktops flip up like arms to complement the extended legs.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of alone

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For something romantic, the weekly Sweetheart Sunset Sail is an intimate catamaran trip exclusively for Bucuti guests, complete with a Champagne toast and open bar.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
For those who can’t make it to a stop on the tour, iHeartRadio has partnered with ABC to exclusively air its Jingle Ball holiday special in December.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of exclusively

Adverb

The military agreement was announced separately from the eight other summit deliverables listed by China’s Foreign Ministry.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
Reuters has separately reported that the administration is seeking a larger role in elections, which are primarily administered by states and localities.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of separately

Adverb

The backstory For most of my life, the Old Dutch Inn has been just a faint memory of kicking my legs from a bar stool, drinking a Shirley Temple next to my late grandmother, who would likely have been nursing a gin and tonic.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
This is on top of Perez Hilton and plenty of other sites (Gawker included) that would just flat-out insult people, draw nasty things on their pictures, and just generally malign them.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of just

Adverb

And even though most people are individually unlikely to see a major flood — the odds remain elevated as the winter months draw closer.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026
There is only the slow accumulation of small deferrals, each one individually rational, until the organization is carrying a liability that no single person can see in full.

— Jeremy Bradley-Silverio Donato, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

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