adjective
- Isolated from others.
- usage: "could be alone in a crowded room"; "was alone with her thoughts"; "I want to be alone"
- Lacking companions or companionship.
- usage: "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"
- Exclusive of anyone or anything else.
- usage: "she alone believed him"; "cannot live by bread alone"; "I'll have this car and this car only"
- synonyms: only
- Radically distinctive and without equal.
- usage: "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: unique, unequaled, unequalled, unparalleled
adverb
- Without any others being included or involved.
- usage: "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: entirely, exclusively, solely, only
- Without anybody else or anything else.
- usage: "the child stayed home alone"; "the pillar stood alone, supporting nothing"; "he flew solo"
- synonyms: solo, unaccompanied
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
| APA | WordNet. (2010). alone. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/alone/definitions/1167743 |
| Chicago | WordNet. 2010. "alone" http://smartdefine.org/alone/definitions/1167743 (accessed September 20, 2026). |
| Harvard | WordNet 2010, alone, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/alone/definitions/1167743>. |
| MLA | WordNet. "alone" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/alone/definitions/1167743> |