adjective. undefined

adjective. Alone in kind or class; sole.

adjective. Having no siblings.

adjective. Most suitable of all; superior or excellent.

adverb. Without anyone or anything else; alone.

adverb. undefined

adverb. At the very least.

adverb. And nothing else or more; merely; just.

adverb. Exclusively; solely.

adverb. undefined

adverb. In the last analysis or final outcome; inevitably.

adverb. With the negative or unfortunate result.

adverb. undefined

adverb. As recently as.

adverb. In the immediate past.

conjunction. Were it not that; except that.

conjunction. undefined

conjunction. With the restriction that; but.

conjunction. However; and yet.

Single as regards number, or as regards class or kind; one and no more or other; single; sole: as, he was the only person present; the only answer possible; an only son; my only friend; the only assignable reason.

Alone; nothing or nobody but.

Mere; simple.

Single in degree or excellence; hence, distinguished above or beyond all others; special.

Alone; no other or others than; nothing or nobody else than; nothing or nobody but; merely: as, only one remained; man cannot live on bread only.

No more than; merely; simply; just: as, he had sold only two.

In but one manner, for but one purpose, by but one means, with but one result, etc.; in no other manner, respect, place, direction, circumstances, or condition than; at no other time, or in no other way, etc., than; for no other purpose or with no other result than; solely; exclusively; entirely; altogether: as, he ventured forth only at night; he was saved only by the skin of his teeth; he escaped the gallows only to be drowned; articles sold only in packages.

Above all others; preëminently; especially.

Singly; with no other in the same relation: as, the only begotten Son of the Father.

Synonyms 1-3. Alone, Only. See alone.

But; except; excepting that.

Except; with the exception of.

conjunction. Save or except (that); -- an adversative used elliptically with or without that, and properly introducing a single fact or consideration.

adjective. One alone; single

adjective. Alone in its class; by itself; not associated with others of the same class or kind.

adjective. Alone, by reason of superiority; preëminent; chief.

adverb. In one manner or degree; for one purpose alone; simply; merely; barely.

adverb. So and no otherwise; no other than; exclusively; solely; wholly.

adverb. Singly; without more.

adverb. Above all others; particularly.

adjective. Alone in a category.

adjective. Singularly superior; the best.

adjective. Without sibling; without a sibling of the same gender.

adjective. Mere.

adverb. without others or anything further; exclusively

adverb. no more than; just

adverb. as recently as

conjunction. Under the condition that; but.

conjunction. However.

conjunction. But for the fact that; except.

adverb. in the final outcome

"Martha only barely concealed her disgust when she said “this is the _only_ cookbook of mine that you have?”"

not only … but also …  

exclusive  single  

if only  

if and only if  if any  if only  one and only  only child  

lonely  

Time  abstract  against  another  any  

absolute  after a fashion  alone  alone  appreciably