alone as in without any others being included or involved

• "was entirely to blame"
• "a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children"
• "he works for Mr. Smith exclusively"
• "did it solely for money"
• "the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone"
• "a privilege granted only to him"

Synonyms

• entirelyto a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); without any others being included or involved
• exclusivelywithout any others being included or involved
• solelywithout any others being included or involved
• onlybeing the only one; exclusive of anyone or anything else; and nothing more; without any others being included or involved; with nevertheless the final result; in the final outcome; except that; never except when; as recently as

alone as in without anybody else or anything else

• "the child stayed home alone"
• "the pillar stood alone, supporting nothing"
• "he flew solo"

Synonyms

• solocomposed or performed by a single voice or instrument; without anybody else or anything else; fly alone, without a co-pilot or passengers ; perform a piece written for a single instrument ; any activity that is performed alone without assistance ; a musical composition for one voice or instrument (with or without accompaniment) ; a flight in which the aircraft pilot is unaccompanied
• unaccompaniedwithout anybody else or anything else; being without an escort ; playing or singing without accompaniment; (of a state or an event) taking place without something specified occurring at the same time

alone as in isolated from others

• "could be alone in a crowded room"
• "was alone with her thoughts"
• "I want to be alone"

Synonyms

• alone(p)

alone as in lacking companions or companionship

• "he was alone when we met him"
• "she is alone much of the time"
• "the lone skier on the mountain"
• "a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel"
• "a lonely soul"
• "a solitary traveler"

Synonyms

• alone(p)
• lone(a)
• lonely(a)
• solitaryconfinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners; one who lives in solitude ; characterized by or preferring solitude; of plants and animals; lacking companions or companionship; being the only one; devoid of creatures

alone as in exclusive of anyone or anything else

• "she alone believed him"
• "cannot live by bread alone"
• "I'll have this car and this car only"

Synonyms

• alone(p)
• onlybeing the only one; exclusive of anyone or anything else; and nothing more; without any others being included or involved; with nevertheless the final result; in the final outcome; except that; never except when; as recently as

alone as in radically distinctive and without equal

• "he is alone in the field of microbiology"
• "this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem"
• "Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint"
• "craftsmen whose skill is unequaled"
• "unparalleled athletic ability"
• "a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history"

Synonyms

• alone(p)
• uniqueradically distinctive and without equal; (followed by `to') applying exclusively to a given category or condition or locality; the single one of its kind; highly unusual or rare but not the single instance
• unequaledradically distinctive and without equal
• unequalledradically distinctive and without equal
• unparalleledradically distinctive and without equal