single-handedly

Adverb

Meaning

without assistance

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

single-handed single particularly alone apart solo independently solely individually lone lonely singly singularly courageously severally

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Antonyms

together altogether collectively mutually jointly at the same time

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Examples

A war can perhaps be won single-handedly. But peace - lasting peace - cannot be secured without the support of all. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Then there is the man with a conscience, who fights single-handedly against heavy odds in situations that call for a decision. Dietrich Bonhoeffer

...the news might be single-handedly trying to bring about an environmental catastrophe, which it will then report on. Charlie Brooker

Nobody has single-handedly done more for the US image than me... Bobby Fischer

Not a fan of spiders. I saw the movie 'Arachnophobia,' which was single-handedly rated in the top three worst choices of my life. Chris Pine

For a while, even in the house of good friends for dinner or for cocktails, they would really be upset. They thought I had single-handedly destroyed the best phone service in the world. Harold H. Greene

Close letter words and terms

single-haired single-hand single-handed single-handedness single-heading single-hearted