stand-alone

adjective

Definition of stand-alonenext
as in single
operating or standing on its own The device can be purchased either as a stand-alone unit or as part of a bundled system. The rental property is a stand-alone guesthouse.

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Recent Examples of stand-alone NFTs—unique, transferable records on a blockchain, often linked through metadata to a digital image, animation, or piece of code—were established as stand-alone value units on Ethereum in 2018 and subsequently traded as digital art. — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 The development also includes a stand-alone amenity site that all the units can use, Whitaker said. — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026 Okay, so technically there is no Showtime — at least not as a stand-alone TV network or even as a programming unit. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026 Specialty labels like Universal’s Focus Features and Disney’s Searchlight Pictures, along with stand-alone distributors A24 and Neon, now dominate today’s film markets and festivals. — Andrew McGowan, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stand-alone
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stand-alone
  1. single
  2. separate
  3. discrete
  4. detached
  5. private
Adjective
  • At the very top of the market, only 1% of collectors bought a single work priced above $1 million in 2025 and the first half of 2026, and Gen Z accounted for nearly half of them.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • In the first of two nights there Monday, Williams performed for almost exactly two hours without doing a single Paramore song — and what’s remarkable is, nobody cared.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of single
Adjective
  • Lucy’s always been a hard vocalist to classify, intensely emotive but largely separate from the monster-growl arms race.
    — H.D. Angel, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Accessibility Seven king and double/queen accessible rooms are fashioned with private, separate entrances and patios.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of separate
Adjective
  • That album drew Simmons’ bass and Bindeman’s drums to the fore of the mix, letting Harris’ guitar and vocals foam behind the rhythm section’s discrete peaks.
    — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The resolution does not specify a schedule for inserting discrete one-hour corrections.
    — Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of discrete
Adjective
  • The year-to-date median close price for detached homes sits at $650,000, matching each of the past two years.
    — Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Firefighters were called out to a residential fire near Pomegranate Avenue and found significant fire coming from a home and a detached garage.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of detached
Adjective
  • The dining room has 28 seats, a private event space holds 10, and the menu proposes just three Milanese and Lombardian dishes for each of the antipasti, primi, and secondi courses (four for dessert).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Mercury in your 4th House quincunxes Saturn in your 9th, creating a mismatch between private realities and bigger plans involving travel, education, beliefs, or the future.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of private

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“Stand-alone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stand-alone. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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