SINGLE-HANDEDLY Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

single-handedly

adverb

Definition of single-handedly

as in independently

without aid or support the team's star slugger hit three home runs, effectively winning the game single-handedly

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of single-handedly The brand pulled out all the stops because this futuristic-looking car is bizarrely tasked with single-handedly leading Jaguar’s total automotive rebirth. — New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2026 Kim, who co-founded the festival in 1996 and raised nearly the entire budget for its inaugural edition single-handedly, also secured the abolition of censorship for films screened at that first edition. — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026 Even as President, Roosevelt did not single-handedly have the power to defy the Neutrality Acts or to upend the nation’s restrictive immigration laws. — Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 That series single-handedly brought the reality show back from the regular-person doldrums, infusing the whodunit murder-mystery reality show with Housewives and reality TV gamers and one pilot named Pete to make the whole show sing. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026 The responsibility has single-handedly become one of the most meaningful parts of his life. — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026 Teen dramas are arguably single-handedly holding society together every summer. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 20 Aug. 2026 In about a quarter of them, 62 cases, soldiers single-handedly stopped people suspected of a crime, often for things like shoplifting or jumping turnstiles to avoid paying subway fare. — Brad Heath, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026 Indeed, between his bat and his glove, Tatis almost single-handedly snapped the surging Mets’ four-game winning streak. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for single-handedly

Adverb

The president said at the time that her office had been unaware that state officials in Chihuahua and the US government were collaborating independently.

— Mauricio Torres, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
County commissioners have a responsibility to independently examine the recommendations before committing funds.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of independently

Adverb

Leo presided alone over the liturgy, distributing Communion to medical personnel and Vatican gendarmes present, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
North Korea’s public announcements alone do not establish how successfully these capabilities could be employed in an actual conflict.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of alone

Adverb

Oracle has not separately confirmed the nationwide total in a public statement.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Williams argued that without a viable federal copyright claim, Hugo’s state-law claims involving breach of fiduciary duty and an incomplete accounting should also be dismissed, leaving him free to pursue those claims separately in state court.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of separately

Adverb

Working again with the vast Northeastern producer group $$$–almost all of whom are individually credited on, like, every track–Bank$ and his preacher friend talk to God over spare keys and groaning nautical machinery.

— Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2026
Accommodations are individually decorated in tones of soothing beige, and all have marble bathrooms.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of individually

Browse Nearby Words

single-handed

single-handedly

single-minded

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Single-handedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/single-handedly. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of single-handedly

adverb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

compunction

Popular in Grammar & Usage

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

The Exceptions of '-s' and '-es' Plurals

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

Popular in Wordplay

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Bad Endings and Rough Situations

Did 'orange' the fruit or the color come first?

Popular

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

Games & Quizzes