only

Adjective

• exclusive of anyone or anything else
  • she alone believed him
    
  • cannot live by bread alone
    
  • I'll have this car and this car only
    

• being the only one; single and isolated from others
  • the lone doctor in the entire county
    
  • a lonesome pine
    
  • an only child
    
  • the sole heir
    
  • the sole example
    
  • a solitary instance of cowardice
    
  • a solitary speck in the sky
    

Adverb

• as recently as
  • I spoke to him only an hour ago
    

• never except when
  • call me only if your cold gets worse
    

• except that; only this time she came out better"
  • It was the same story
    

• in the final outcome
  • These news will only make you more upset
    

• with nevertheless the final result
  • He arrived only to find his wife dead
    
  • We won only to lose again in the next round
    

• without any others being included or involved
  • was entirely to blame
    
  • a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children
    
  • he works for Mr. Smith exclusively
    
  • did it solely for money
    
  • the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone
    
  • a privilege granted only to him
    

• and nothing more
  • I was merely asking
    
  • it is simply a matter of time
    
  • just a scratch
    
  • he was only a child
    
  • hopes that last but a moment
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  alone(p) , lone(a) , lonesome(a) , only(a) , sole(a) , solitary(a) , only if , only when , entirely , exclusively , solely , alone , merely , simply , just , but