only
The word “only” has 2 syllables: on-ly
It's pronounced as /ˈoʊn.li/
What is synonym and antonym for only?
In the thesaurus, “only” has 180 synonyms and 83 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for only along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for only
- a-ok
- a1
- alone
- apart
- at most
- awesome
- bang-up
- banner
- basically
- beautiful
- better
- blue-chip
- boffo
- bonnie
- bonny
- boss
- brag
- brave
- bully
- bumper
- but
- by and large
- by oneself
- capital
- chiefly
- choice
- classic
- cool
- corking
- crackerjack
- cracking
- dandy
- distinct
- distinctive
- divine
- dope
- down
- dynamite
- entirely
- excellent
- except
- excepting
- exceptional
- exclusive
- exclusively
- extraordinary
- fab
- fabulous
- famous
- fancy
- fantabulous
- fantastic
- fine
- first-class
- first-rate
- first-string
- five-star
- freshly
- frontline
- gangbuster
- gangbusters
- generally
- gone
- grand
- great
- groovy
- hardly
- heavenly
- high-class
- high-grade
- hot
- hype
- immense
- incomparable
- individual
- inimitable
- isolated
- jim-dandy
- just
- keen
- largely
- late
- lately
- latterly
- lone
- lovely
- mainly
- marvellous
- marvelous
- matchless
- mean
- merely
- mostly
- neat
- new
- newly
- nifty
- noble
- nonce
- nonpareil
- nothing but
- now
- number one
- numero uno
- of late
- once in a lifetime
- one
- one and only
- one-off
- one-shot
- out of sight
- out-of-sight
- par excellence
- particular
- particularly
- peachy
- peachy keen
- peerless
- phat
- plainly
- predominantly
- preferred
- primarily
- prime
- primo
- principally
- prize
- prizewinning
- purely
- quality
- radical
- rare
- recently
- righteous
- saving
- sensational
- separate
- simply
- single
- singular
- sole
- solely
- solitary
- solo
- special
- splendid
- stellar
- sterling
- substantially
- sui generis
- superb
- superior
- superlative
- supernal
- swell
- terrific
- tip-top
- top
- top-notch
- totally
- unaccompanied
- unattended
- uncommon
- unequaled
- unequalled
- unexampled
- unique
- uniquely
- unmatched
- unparalleled
- unrivaled
- unrivalled
- unsurpassable
- unsurpassed
- unusual
- utterly
- wholly
- wizard
- wonderful
- yet
Antonyms for only
- additionally
- ago
- also
- anciently
- assorted
- atrocious
- awful
- bad
- bastard
- before
- besides
- bush
- bush-league
- common
- commonplace
- deficient
- depressed
- dissatisfactory
- divers
- earlier
- early
- erstwhile
- everyday
- execrable
- familiar
- formerly
- frequent
- garden
- heretofore
- heterogenous
- hitherto
- household
- ill
- incompletely
- indefinitely
- inferior
- lame
- lesser
- likewise
- lousy
- low
- low-grade
- lower
- manifold
- mediocre
- miscellaneous
- mixed
- motley
- multifarious
- myriad
- normal
- off
- ordinary
- paltry
- patchwork
- pathetic
- perennial
- poor
- popular
- prevailing
- prevalent
- previously
- promiscuous
- punk
- rampant
- recurrent
- repeated
- rotten
- routine
- second-class
- second-rate
- substandard
- terrible
- ubiquitous
- unacceptable
- unsatisfactory
- usual
- varied
- vile
- wanting
- worse
- worst
- wretched
Meanings of only
- noun
- An only child.
- adjective
- Alone in a category.
- Singularly superior; the best.
- Without sibling; without a sibling of the same gender.
- Mere.
- adverb
- Without others or anything further; exclusively.
- No more than; just.
- As recently as.
- Used to express surprise or consternation at an action.
- Introduces a disappointing or surprising outcome that renders futile something previously mentioned. See also only to, only for.
- Above all others; particularly.
- conjunction
- Under the condition that; but.
- But; except.
Example Sentences
- She was the only person who remembered my birthday.
- I only need five minutes to finish this task.
- This offer is valid for today only.
- He’s the only one who can solve the puzzle.
- They only brought snacks, not full meals.
On this page you'll find 263 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to only, such as: a-ok, a1, additionally, ago, alone, also, anciently.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
faintly
- agilely
- airily
- almost inconceivably
- almost not
- barely
- breezily
- by a hair
- by no means
- carelessly
- casually
- comparatively
- daintily
- delicately
- detectably
- easily
- ethereally
- feebly
- flippantly
- freely
- frivolously
- gently
- gingerly
- gradually
- heedlessly
- imperceptibly
- in a low voice
- in a whisper
- in low tones
- in silence
- inaudibly
- indifferently
- infrequently
- just
- leniently
- little
- low
- mildly
- moderately
- murmuring
- nimbly
- no more than
- no way
- noiselessly
- not a bit
- not at all
- not by much
- not likely
- not markedly
- not measurably
- not much
- not notably
- not noticeably
- not often
- not quite
- once in a blue moon
- only
- only just
- peacefully
- perceptibly
- practically
- pretty near
- quietly
- rarely
- readily
- scantly
- seldom
- silently
- simply
- slightingly
- slightly
- smoothly
- softly
- somewhat
- sotto voce
- soundlessly
- sparingly
- sparsely
- sporadically
- subtly
- tacitly
- tenderly
- tenuously
- thinly
- thoughtlessly
- timidly
- unsubstantially
- voicelessly
- weakly
- well
- with trouble
unaided
- abandoned
- absolute
- alone
- apart
- autarchic
- autarchical
- autonomous
- autonomously
- batching it
- by oneself
- companionless
- deserted
- desolate
- detached
- exclusive of
- forlorn
- forsaken
- freely
- freewheeling
- friendless
- hermit
- in solitary
- independent
- independently
- individual
- individualistic
- individually
- isolated
- left in the lurch
- lone
- lonely
- lonesome
- me and my shadow
- me myself and I
- nonaligned
- nonpartisan
- one at a time
- one by one
- onliest
- only
- self-contained
- self-determining
- self-governing
- self-reliant
- self-ruling
- self-sufficient
- self-supporting
- self-sustaining
- separate
- separated
- separately
- severally
- shag
- single
- single-handed
- single-handedly
- singly
- sole
- solely
- solitary
- solo
- sovereign
- stag
- traveling light
- unaccompanied
- unallied
- unassisted
- unattached
- unattended
- unconnected
- unconstrained
- uncontrolled
- unescorted
- unmarried
- unregimented
- unrestrictedly
- unsupervised
- widowed
- without regard to
- without support
unalloyed
- 24-carat
- abiding
- abrupt
- absolute
- agreed
- all-out
- altogether
- arrant
- austere
- authentic
- bald
- bare
- blank
- blasted
- blessed
- blooming
- blunt
- bodacious
- bright
- categoric
- categorical
- certain
- choate
- clarified
- classic
- clean
- clear
- complete
- completed
- concentrated
- confirmed
- confounded
- consecutive
- consentient
- constant
- consummate
- continued
- crashing
- damn
- damned
- dead
- deadly
- definite
- discreet
- distinguished
- downright
- dreadful
- elementary
- endless
- enduring
- entire
- especial
- eternal
- exceptional
- exclusive
- explicit
- express
- extraordinary
- extreme
- fair
- filtered
- fine
- finished
- firm
- flagrant
- flat
- flat out
- flat-out
- flawless
- folksy
- fresh
- frightful
- full
- full-bodied
- genuine
- gross
- habitual
- homely
- homey
- hopeless
- horrible
- huge
- humble
- individual
- indivisible
- inelaborate
- infernal
- integral
- inveterate
- isolated
- kosher
- like a rock
- limpid
- lone
- loner
- lowly
- lucid
- main
- mere
- modest
- natural
- neat
- never-failing
- no catch
- no ifs ands or buts
- not complex
- not general
- not public
- odd
- one
- only
- open and shut
- original
- out-and-out
- outright
- palpable
- particular
- patent
- peerless
- pellucid
- perfect
- perpetual
- personal
- plain
- plenary
- plumb
- positive
- private
- profound
- pure
- pure and simple
- purified
- quite
- rank
- rare
- real
- refined
- regular
- rendered
- restricted
- rustic
- secluded
- separate
- separated
- set in stone
- severe
- sheer
- simple
- single
- singled out
- singular
- sole
- solitary
- sound
- spartan
- special
- specific
- stable
- stark
- steadfast
- steady
- stiff
- stone
- straight
- straight-out
- strange
- strong
- superlative
- supreme
- sure
- surpassing
- taintless
- terrible
- terrific
- thorough
- thoroughgoing
- total
- transparent
- tried
- true
- unadorned
- unadulterated
- unaffected
- unanimous
- unblemished
- unblended
- unbroken
- unclouded
- uncombined
- uncommon
- uncomplicated
- uncompounded
- unconditional
- uncontaminated
- uncorrupted
- undamaged
- undecorated
- undefiled
- undiluted
- undivided
- undying
- unelaborate
- unembellished
- unfaltering
- unfussy
- unimpaired
- uninterrupted
- unique
- unitary
- united
- unlimited
- unmingled
- unmitigated
- unmixed
- unornamented
- unostentatious
- unpolluted
- unpretentious
- unqualified
- unremitting
- unreserved
- unrestrained
- unrestricted
- unrivaled
- unshared
- untainted
- unusual
- utter
- vanilla
- veritable
- very
- wholehearted
- without equal
- without reservation
unassisted
- abandoned
- alone
- batching it
- by oneself
- companionless
- courageously
- deserted
- desolate
- detached
- forlorn
- forsaken
- friendless
- hermit
- in solitary
- independent
- independently
- individual
- individually
- isolated
- left in the lurch
- lone
- lonely
- lonesome
- me and my shadow
- me myself and I
- onliest
- only
- separately
- shag
- single
- single-handed
- single-handedly
- singly
- sole
- solely
- solitary
- solo
- stag
- traveling light
- unaccompanied
- unaided
- unattached
- unattended
- unescorted
- unmarried
- widowed
yet
- additionally
- after all
- again
- all the same
- already
- also
- although
- anon
- anyhow
- as well
- as yet
- at last
- at length
- at long last
- at present
- at the same time
- at this time
- be that as it may
- before
- before long
- besides
- but
- by and by
- directly
- either
- even so
- even though
- eventually
- except
- excepting
- finally
- for all that
- for good measure
- formerly
- forthwith
- further
- furthermore
- heretofore
- hitherto
- howbeit
- however
- immediately
- imminently
- in addition
- in addition to
- in spite of that
- in the bargain
- in the end
- in the fullness of time
- in time
- into the bargain
- just the same
- likewise
- momentarily
- more
- moreover
- nevertheless
- nonetheless
- notwithstanding
- now
- on top of
- only
- per contra
- presently
- previously
- promptly
- pronto
- regardless
- right away
- right now
- right off
- saving
- shortly
- so far
- someday
- sometime
- soon
- sooner or later
- still
- still and all
- still further
- straightaway
- straightway
- then
- theretofore
- though
- thus far
- to boot
- to date
- too
- ultimately
- until now
- up to now
- withal