Antonyms for only
Grammar : Adj, adv |
Spell : ohn-lee |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊn li |
Definition of only
Origin :- Old English ænlic, anlic "only, unique, solitary," literally "one-like," from an "one" (see one) + -lic "-like" (see -ly (1)). Use as an adverb and conjunction developed in Middle English. Distinction of only and alone (now usually in reference to emotional states) is unusual; in many languages the same word serves for both. German also has a distinction in allein/einzig. Phrase only-begotten (mid-15c.) is biblical, translating Latin unigenitus, Greek monogenes. The Old English form was ancenned.
- adj singular
- adv barely; exclusively
Synonyms for only
- alone
- apart
- at most
- but
- by oneself
- entirely
- exclusive
- hardly
- individual
- isolated
- just
- lone
- matchless
- merely
- nothing but
- once in a lifetime
- one
- one and only
- one shot
- onliest
- particular
- particularly
- peerless
- plainly
- purely
- simply
- single
- sole
- solely
- solitary
- solo
- totally
- unaccompanied
- unequaled
- unique
- uniquely
- unparalleled
- unrivaled
- utterly
- wholly
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