1. (

• lone ,
• lonesome ,
• only ,
• sole ,
• solitary

) being the only one; single and isolated from others; "the lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine"; "an only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example"; "a solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck in the sky" ;

2. (

• alone ,
• only

) exclusive of anyone or anything else; "she alone believed him"; "cannot live by bread alone"; "I'll have this car and this car only" ;

1. (

• merely ,
• simply ,
• just ,
• only ,
• but ,

) and nothing more; "I was merely asking"; "it is simply a matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child"; "hopes that last but a moment" ;

2. (

• entirely ,
• exclusively ,
• solely ,
• alone ,
• only ,

) 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" ;

3. (

• only

) with nevertheless the final result; "He arrived only to find his wife dead"; "We won only to lose again in the next round" ;

4. (

• only ,

) in the final outcome; "These news will only make you more upset" ;

5. (

• only ,

) except that; "It was the same story; only this time she came out better" ;

6. (

• only ,
• only_if ,
• only_when

) never except when; "call me only if your cold gets worse" ;

7. (

• only ,

) as recently as; "I spoke to him only an hour ago" ;