solitary[adjective]Synonyms:- unsociable, cloistered, isolated, reclusive, unsocial
- single, alone, lone, sole
- lonely, companionless, friendless, lonesome
- isolated, hidden, out-of-the-way, remote, unfrequented
Antonyms: gregarious, accompanied
Related Words: companionless,
unaccompanied,
unattended [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
I. sol‧i‧ta‧ry1 /ˈsɒlət
əri, ˈsɒlɪt
əri $ ˈsɑːləteri/
adjective[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Latin;
Origin: solitarius, from solitas 'solitude', from solus; ⇒ sole1]
1. [only before noun] used to emphasize that there is only one of something
Synonym : single:
the solitary goal of the match The benches were empty except for a single solitary figure.2. doing something without anyone else with you:
a long, solitary walk3. spending a lot of time alone, usually because you like being alone
Antonym : sociable:
a solitary man Pandas are solitary creatures. He led a rather solitary existence.4. not a solitary word/thing etc used to emphasize that there is not even one:
He followed her round without a solitary word.—solitarily adverb—solitariness noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲