solely
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4.0
- adverb
- /ˈsoʊlli/
:
únicamente
- She decided to focus solely on her studies to improve her grades.
- rely solely on
- based solely on
- solely responsible for
The Middle East is, is solely our domain.
- The Middle East is, is solely our domain.
- So let's just take this on solely from a stress perspective.
- DD Rescue relies solely on contributions to keep going.
- Dude, I'm so I'm sitting in the seat solely because of my fans.
- But in doing so, the action ceases to be solely expressive of you.
- What matters to the Fed solely is employment and inflation.
- It knows that being is simply and solely pure, willing and knowing.
- I hope there is a hell solely for people like them.
- meaning we narrow our focus solely to the problem
- Again, whether or not Joe Biden is solely responsible for this doesn't matter.
- When I went to Auburn, as my mentor was was solely focused on success.
- People were going on vacation solely to get images for Instagram.
- So I, I should say this was not solely by proxies.
- Like, let's have a conversation that is solely intended for us to connect, right?
Examples
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Besides, this room seems as if it were conceived solely for our talks.
Fiction book (1994) -
Blame rests solely with me.
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Four were mainly used by female students, and only one was used solely by male students.
Academic text (2011) -
What matters to the Fed solely is employment and inflation.
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Like, let's have a conversation that is solely intended for us to connect, right?
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Are the food companies solely to blame for this epidemic?
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This interview is solely to impress upon him the force of your personality.
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Nor do they learn effective presentation skills solely by being asked to make presentations.
Academic text (2011) -
We can't live solely for our children.
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I'm now running solely on my two primary drives, to make your stay as comfortable as possible and to assist you in the completion of your work.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
The single person or thing of its kind
∞
1.0
Totally, in every way
∞
2.2
Completely without leaving anything out
277
2.5
Only and not for any other reason
223
3.7
It applies only to allowed people or mentioned things
191
3.3
In a way that includes no other people or things
84
3.4
Completely in every way
8
2.3
Totally and without any doubt
1
4.5
Completely, with nothing else causing or helping it
Antonyms
How Exclusive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word solely comes from sole, which goes back to Latin solus, meaning 'alone'. Think of solo, a familiar word for doing something by one person, to remember that solely means 'only' or 'not involving anyone or anything else'.