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only: I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adv. solely, singly, exclusively, merely, but. —adj. sole, solitary, apart, alone, unique. See unity, simpleness, littleness.

II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Solely]

Syn. exclusively, uniquely, wholly, entirely, severally, particularly, alone, and no other, and no more, and nothing else, undividedly, nothing but, totally, utterly, first and last, one and only; see also individually , singly .

2. [Merely]

Syn. just, simply, plainly, barely, solely; see also hardly .

3. [Sole]

Syn. single, without another, companionless, by oneself, isolated, apart, unaccompanied, exclusive, unique, unclassified; see also alone 1 , solitary .

III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
a.
sole, single, lone, solitary.

II
adv.
singly, solely, alone, solitarily.

IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I adjective 1. Alone in a given category: lone, one, particular, separate, single, singular, sole, solitary, unique. Idioms: first and last, one and only. See INCLUDE. 2. Without equal or rival: alone, incomparable, matchless, nonpareil, peerless, singular, unequaled, unexampled, unique, unmatched, unparalleled, unrivaled. See SAME. II adverb 1. To the exclusion of anyone or anything else: alone, but, entirely, exclusively, solely. See INCLUDE. 2. Nothing more than: just, merely. See INCLUDE, SPECIFIC.

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Synonyms:

Sole, solitary, alone, single / Merely, barely, simply, and nothing else / Solely, no other than / Singly, without more, But, excepting that

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