Open English Wordnet
Adjectives
(s)lone, lonesome, only, sole, solitarybeing 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” (s)alone, onlyexclusive of anyone or anything else“she alone believed him”,
“cannot live by bread alone”,
“I'll have this car and this car only” Adverbs
(r)merely, simply, just, only, butand 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” (r)entirely, exclusively, solely, alone, onlywithout 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” (r)onlywith nevertheless the final result“He arrived only to find his wife dead”,
“We won only to lose again in the next round” (r)onlyin the final outcome“These news will only make you more upset” (r)onlyexcept that“It was the same story; only this time she came out better” (r)onlyas recently as“I spoke to him only an hour ago”