sole

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of SOLE

belonging only to the one person, unit, or group named <the landowner has sole rights to the property, so he can do whatever he wants to with it>

Synonyms exclusive, single, unshared

Related Words proprietary; personal, private

Near Antonyms common, communal, conjoint, cooperative, joint, multiple, mutual, pooled, public, shared, united

Antonyms nonexclusive

being the one or ones of a class with no other members <the eldest son became the family's sole support>

Synonyms alone, lone, one, one-off, singular, sole, solitary, special, sui generis, unique

Related Words single, solo, unaccompanied, unattended; incomparable, inimitable, matchless, peerless, unequaled (or unequalled), unmatched, unparalleled, unrivaled (or unrivalled), unsurpassable, unsurpassed; distinct, distinctive, individual, separate; nonce

Near Antonyms divers, manifold, multifarious, myriad; assorted, heterogenous, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, patchwork, promiscuous, varied; popular, prevailing, prevalent, rampant; perennial, recurrent, repeated

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