| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | only, lone, lonesome, sole, solitary | The only one |
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| 2 | only, alone | Exclusive of anyone or anything else | |
| ADVERB | 1 | only, merely, simply, just, but | And nothing more |
| 2 | only, entirely, exclusively, solely, alone | Without any others being included or involved | |
| 3 | only | With nevertheless the final result | |
| 4 | only | In the final outcome | |
| 5 | only | Except that | |
| 6 | only, only if, only when | Never except when | |
| 7 | only | As recently as |
| Sounds | ow'nliy |
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| Rhymes | ably, abnormally, abruptly, and 1495 more rhymes in liy at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | The only one. Single and isolated from others. |
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| Examples | "an only child" |
| Synonyms | lone, lonesome, sole, solitary |
| Similar to | single |
| Meaning | Exclusive of anyone or anything else. |
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| Examples | "I'll have this car and this car only" |
| Synonyms | alone |
| Similar to | exclusive |
| Meaning | And nothing more. |
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| Examples | "he was only a child" |
| Synonyms | merely, simply, just, but |
| Meaning | Without any others being included or involved. |
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| Examples | "a privilege granted only to him" |
| Synonyms | entirely, exclusively, solely, alone |
| Meaning | With nevertheless the final result. |
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| Examples | "He arrived only to find his wife dead"; "We won only to lose again in the next round" |
| Meaning | In the final outcome. |
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| Examples | "These news will only make you more upset" |
| Meaning | Except that. |
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| Examples | only this time she came out better" |
| Meaning | Never except when. |
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| Examples | "call me only if your cold gets worse" |
| Synonyms | only if, only when |
| Meaning | As recently as. |
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| Examples | "I spoke to him only an hour ago" |