Adverb: alone u'lown- Without any others being included or involved
"the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone"; - entirely, exclusively, solely, only, purely - Without anybody else or anything else
"the child stayed home alone"; "the pillar stood alone, supporting nothing"; - solo, unaccompanied Adjective: alone u'lown- Isolated from others
"could be alone in a crowded room"; "was alone with her thoughts"; "I want to be alone" - Lacking companions or companionship
"he was alone when we met him"; "she is alone much of the time"; - lone, lonely, solitary - Exclusive of anyone or anything else
"she alone believed him"; "cannot live by bread alone"; - only - Radically distinctive and without equal
"he is alone in the field of microbiology"; "this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem"; - unique, unequaled [US], unequalled [Brit, Cdn], unparalleled
See also: exclusive, incomparable, unaccompanied, uncomparable, unsocial Encyclopedia: Alone, Part 3 |