SOLITARILY Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

solitarily

adverb

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as in singly

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Recent Examples of solitarily Kids scattered all over the world were listening deeply and solitarily in headphones—and swapping songs and opinions about those songs online. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025

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Plant singly as an accent or mass in mixed borders and privacy plantings.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 July 2026
When eggs or embryos are destroyed as the result of commercial egg storage tank failures, lawsuits may follow, singly, as a group, or in a class action.

— Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 6 May 2026

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The League of Women Voters of Alaska and Common Cause filed separately, warning that the DOJ’s demand to investigate voter intent presents severe constitutional hazards.

— Hugh Son, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
The asking price is 40 million euros or $45 million, with furnishings available separately.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of separately

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More efficient micro-LED transmitters could eventually help data centers increase communication speeds without relying exclusively on power-hungry lasers.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Scientists eager to understand health conditions that exclusively or disproportionately impact women, and fem-tech start-ups eager to capitalize on a potential new diagnostic tool.

— Fiorella Valdesolo, Allure, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of exclusively

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Unlike weapons that engage targets individually, microwave systems can potentially counter several drones within an engagement area.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Its sales representatives are individually building personal Gmail scripts, at night, in Google Apps Script, to survive an inbox that the AI-first version of the same company would have automated a year ago.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of individually

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After recent seasons of attempting to singularly lift the Milwaukee Bucks, Antetokounmpo found himself not only again in the midst of heavy lifting, but this time also second best on the court.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Oct. 2026
That the university is prepared to sacrifice a vital cultural resource in order to save a relatively small amount of money strikes me — and others as singularly short-sighted and ill-advised.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

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