Synonyms for alone
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uh-lohn |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈloʊn |
Top 10 synonyms for alone
- desolate
- detached
- forlorn
- forsaken
- friendless
- hermit
- in solitary
- incomparable
- individual
- isolated
- lone
- lonely
- lonesome
- matchless
- me and my shadow
- me myself and I
- on one's own
- onliest
- peerless
- shag
- single
- singly
- singular
- sole
- solitary
- stag
- traveling light
- unaided
- unassisted
- unattached
- unequalled
- unescorted
- unique
- unmarried
- unmatched
- unparalleled
- unrivaled
- unsurpassed
- widowed
Définition of alone
Origin :- c.1300 contraction of all ane, from Old English all ana "unaccompanied, all by oneself," from all "all, wholly" (see all) + an "one" (see one). Similar compounds are found in German (allein) and Dutch (alleen).
- adj separate; apart
- adj to the exclusion of; unique
- When he came out ten minutes later Uncle Peter was waiting for him alone.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Mauburn had gone to his room to be alone with this bitter news.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- He assented--and being thus, in a manner, ordered up--went it alone.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1. No. 20, August 13, 1870 » by Various
- He's too honest entirely to stale the value of a pin, let alone a carpetbag.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- The losses in New York City alone were said to be fifty millions.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- In London alone it was said there was a birth every five minutes.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- If Halbert will let me alone, or treat me with civility, he may be sure that I shall not trouble him.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- He only desires that you will have the goodness to let him alone.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- I acknowledge my obligations to the masses of my countrymen, and to them alone.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- "Then I will leave you alone without compunction," said Kate.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Antonyms for alone
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