UNILATERALLY Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

unilaterally

adverb

as in independently

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Recent Examples of unilaterally While Warsh doesn't unilaterally set rates, he's poised to urge the Federal Open Market Committee for increases, with financial markets already adjusting to a higher probability of a hike. — Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 And that means that just a company doing something unilaterally is no longer like those safeguards weren’t discussed. — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026 The 50% tariffs Trump unilaterally imposed on Canada apply to goods that had previously been exempt from most other tariffs due to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which replaced NAFTA in 2020. — Kent Jones, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026 But the Army didn’t unilaterally terminate the contract awards. — ProPublica, 26 Aug. 2026 The order calls for the spacing out of vaccinations and the end of certain vaccine mandates, but the federal government has no ability to unilaterally impose these requirements on health providers. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026 When those two duties begin to pull against each other, only one can be protected unilaterally. — Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026 Many experts are skeptical of the challengers’ claims of a powerful president that gets to unilaterally shape enforcement even outside of criminal law. — Michael Phillis, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026 The Defendants unilaterally and likely without lawful authority destroyed a large portion of the White House structure and dug an open pit in its place. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

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The second company may have to learn essentially the same lesson independently, as may the third, fourth and fifth.

— Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Rashidian also described accounts of arrests, executions and broader security crackdowns – claims CNN cannot independently verify.

— Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of independently

Adverb

Sure enough, Heyward and Freeman headed south that day — still driving separately because of their differing morning routines.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
The Hollywood Reporter has separately learned that Lee reached a confidential settlement agreement with actor Mark Curry in 2015.

— Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of separately

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On the first night of training camp, the Rams’ defensive line coach sat down with each of his charges individually and, among other topics, talked about Aaron Donald.

— Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Aspirin is not recommended in teens, though doctors may individually recommend aspirin/caffeine combination products for migraines.

— Dr. Jill Grimes, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of individually

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The suspect, identified by the NYPD as 31-year-old Jesus Acosta, is being hunted in connection with two deadly shootings that unfolded days apart across New York City, police told Fox News Digital.

— Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Two beloved entertainment icons, born just three months apart in 1946, died at the same age on the same day.

— Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of apart

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She is popularly conflated with Jodha Bai, who has been rendered severally in art, literature, and cinema, but who may have been fictional rather than historical.

— Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Mar. 2026
First, disgorgement was tailored to each individual and not awarded jointly and severally.

— The Insider, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2021

Definition of severally

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Kusama’s art influenced the histories of minimalism, pop art, and performance art; more recently her large-scale installations single-handedly pioneered what is now referred to as experiential art.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
In about a quarter of them, 62 cases, soldiers single-handedly stopped people suspected of a crime, often for things like shoplifting or jumping turnstiles to avoid paying subway fare.

— Brad Heath, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of single-handedly

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The new ruling vacates the ban and sets aside visa denials made solely on the basis of the policy.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 Aug. 2026
Data centers are not solely responsible for those costs, but rapidly rising demand is adding pressure to a grid where major transmission projects can take years to permit and build.

— Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

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