UNILATERALLY Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

unilaterally

adverb

as in independently

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Recent Examples of unilaterally His use of the presidency’s sweeping ability to unilaterally grant pardons and commute sentences is among the ways the Republican’s return to office has featured an expansive use of executive power. — Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026 This period is mandated by labor law and the National Labor Relations Board and during it, a league can’t unilaterally impose new rules for wages, hours and other working conditions. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 July 2026 But the advertisement and Lamie’s statement failed to mention that Amendment 5 would not unilaterally tax data centers. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026 Multiple outlets reported that Abergel was fired after unilaterally deciding to use America250’s social media to honor Kirk in a way commission leaders viewed as inappropriate. — Philip Wang, Time, 29 June 2026 What most people forget is that in 2024, Congress passed a law banning the president from unilaterally quitting NATO without a 60-vote Senate majority or a change in the law. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 24 June 2026 But legal scholars said any change to the center's name could not be done unilaterally by the board and instead required congressional action. — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 20 June 2026 If passed, the bill would give the NCAA a limited antitrust exemption, allowing the organization to unilaterally set its own rules. — Jemele Hill, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026 Iran developed the stockpile after Trump in 2018 unilaterally pulled out of the 2015 deal that had put limits on Iran’s nuclear program. — Lee Keath, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026

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Israel has barred foreign journalists from independently reporting in Gaza since the start of the war.

— Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Stunt designed to showcase agility, not AI rebellion Despite alarming many viewers at first glance, the viral video does not show a humanoid robot experiencing a software failure or acting independently.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026

Definition of independently

Adverb

Trump has separately pushed for a federal sovereign wealth fund, directing federal agencies to develop a plan for an investment vehicle designed to build long-term national wealth.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 14 July 2026
The judgment leaves open the possibility that litigation against Rodríguez could continue separately.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026

Definition of separately

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Set high above the town with breathtaking sea views from all 27 suites and 13 private villas (which are individually staffed), La Réserve offers serenity and discretion—all while being just a few minutes' drive from Pampelonne Beach.

— Karli Poliziani, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026
The Expansion of Institutional Discretion Viewed individually, each of these policies can be defended.

— Scott White, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of individually

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The level of soccer wasn’t always high, but the elevation and drama were — two goals 98 seconds apart, two PKs, one red card, endless stoppage time, two nations holding their breaths.

— Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
Two communities, 100 miles apart, may be choosing different answers.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 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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In larger spaces, plant masses of Touch of Gold® Holly as a carpet beneath taller shrubs for a vibrant foundation or set singly as an accent in mixed borders.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 June 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

Definition of singly

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Davis almost single-handedly forced the perennially high mortality rate in Sheriff’s Office jails onto the front burner of the public agenda, authoring a series of exposés first in the pages of CityBeat and later in the Union-Tribune.

— Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2026
Their search leads them to Dort, a robot alien who has been sent to Earth to single-handedly take over the planet.

— Parents, Parents, 1 July 2026

Definition of single-handedly

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