UNILATERALLY Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

unilaterally

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as in independently

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Recent Examples of unilaterally Kennedy made the changes unilaterally rather than going through a panel of experts, as has long been standard, and Spear wrote the accompanying report justifying the changes, according to three people familiar with the process. — CNN Money, 16 July 2026 Lawyers for the unions filed a countersuit claiming the rail company can’t change the terms of the contract unilaterally, and asked the judge to force BNSF into arbitration before making any rule changes. — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026 Although justices were directly elected, state law at the time allowed governors to unilaterally appoint a candidate of their choice to the Supreme Court when a vacancy occurred in the middle of a judicial term. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026 Iran cannot unilaterally impose a change to traffic routes through Hormuz under the Convention on the International Maritime Organization and the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, Kraska said. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 13 July 2026 Some see the railway as part of a broader effort to forcefully integrate Kashmir into India, which began in 2019 when Delhi unilaterally revoked the state’s limited autonomy. — Aakash Hassan, Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2026 Thailand recently escalated tensions by unilaterally withdrawing from a 2001 framework agreement. — Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 For 175 years, the Cup’s reigning champion, known as the Defender, unilaterally ran the event, from the boats to the venue and even the rules. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 7 July 2026 The ruling rejected a new set of economic rules, including restraints on free agency, that MLB unilaterally imposed during the players’ strike. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 July 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

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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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After traveling through our atmosphere and heating up, searing through the sky and then crashing through a roof and then a bedroom ceiling, the meteorite broke apart into pieces.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 15 July 2026
In the wake of two fatal shootings days apart, Immigration and Customs Enforcement temporarily halted attempts to arrest undocumented immigrants by pulling them over in their cars.

— Cole Reynolds, Washington Post, 15 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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Even in games when England have struggled, those two have delivered, Bellingham breaking the deadlock against Panama, Kane single-handedly turning the game against DR Congo in the last 32.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 11 July 2026
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

Definition of single-handedly

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