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   alone

   /əˈləʊn/

   adjective

   • 1. having no one else present: "she was alone that evening" Similar all alonesololonesolitarysingleunescortedunattendedunchaperonedpartnerlesscompanionlesssolusOpposite accompanied
   • ▪ having no help or participation from others: "they were not alone in dissenting from the advice" Similar unaidedunassistedsoloall alone
   • ▪ isolated and lonely: "she was terribly alone and exposed" Similar lonelyisolatedsolitarydesertedabandonedforsakenforlornfriendlessdesolateOpposite lovedwanted

   adverb

   • 1. on one's own: "he lives alone" Similar by oneselfon one's ownsolosinglywithout an escortsolusinformal:on one's todon one's lonesomeon one's jackon one's Jack Joneson one's paton one's Pat MaloneOpposite in company
   • ▪ without others' help or participation; single-handedly: "team members are more effective than individuals working alone" Similar without helpwithout assistanceby one's own effortsunder one's own steamindependentlysingle-handedlysoloon one's ownall aloneoff one's own baton one's own initiativeOpposite with help
   • 2. indicating that something is confined to the specified subject or recipient: "he is answerable to Parliament alone" Similar onlysolelyjustuniquelyexclusivelyand no one elseand nothing elseto the exclusion of everyone/everything elseno one butnothing but
   • ▪ used to emphasize that only one factor out of several is being considered and that the whole is greater or more extreme: "there were fifteen churches in the town centre alone"

   Word Origin Middle English: from all + one.

   Derivatives

   • 1. aloneness noun

   Scrabble Points: 5

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