UNILATERALLY Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

unilaterally

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as in independently

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Recent Examples of unilaterally The president has been publicly furious with the Supreme Court over its decisions against restricting birthright citizenship and his ability to issue tariffs unilaterally. — Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026 Thailand’s decision to revoke the agreement came unilaterally after a sharp deterioration in relations and armed combat with Cambodia last year. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026 France cannot unilaterally grant its industries preferential treatment. — Jonas Nahm, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026 The chief executive of OpenAI, Sam Altman, this week signaled to staff a willingness to unilaterally slow their work on frontier systems. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Legal challenges are likely to arise, as the authority of the IRS to unilaterally redefine racial discrimination and revoke tax-exempt status remains unclear. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026 The issue has also taken on a political and cultural dimension, with critics arguing that the United States cannot unilaterally determine what the lake should be called in Canada. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026 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

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But Fox News Digital has not independently verified that the more ambitious provision in the roadmap — manufacturing Russian aircraft components inside Iran — was implemented.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
But the shareholders suing Fox are challenging whether Nasser was acting truly independently.

— Maddy Lauria, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of independently

Adverb

In Japanese television, a cour refers to a broadcast block of roughly three months, and anime seasons are often split into multiple cours that air separately rather than airing all at once.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Existing comparison methods typically examine capacity, voltage, impedance, efficiency or power capability separately.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of separately

Adverb

Although the pair walked the red carpet individually, they were pictured holding hands and posing in a sweet embrace inside the event.

— Meg Walters, InStyle, 20 Sep. 2026
For strategic answers, ask what the system would need to know before its advice could reasonably apply to you individually.

— Leo S. Lo, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of individually

Adverb

The Yuba County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two suspicious deaths after remains were found a day apart in the foothill town of Dobbins and the community of Plumas Lake, south of Marysville, officials said.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Roger and Kate, a slowly drifting apart couple juggle work while their children Emma and Jack race between school, sports and screens.

— Kevin Giraud, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of apart

Adverb

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

Adverb

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

Definition of singly

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That series single-handedly brought the reality show back from the regular-person doldrums, infusing the whodunit murder-mystery reality show with Housewives and reality TV gamers and one pilot named Pete to make the whole show sing.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
The responsibility has single-handedly become one of the most meaningful parts of his life.

— Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of single-handedly

Adverb

For brands, the extent and pace of their growth are therefore no longer determined solely by the pace of store openings, but by their ability to become part of consumers’ everyday lives and build meaningful connections with local markets.

— Advertorial, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2026
With no eyewitness or traces of blood connecting her to the crime, the prosecution’s case relied solely on circumstantial evidence.

— Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026

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