single

[sing-guhl] / ˈsɪŋ gəl /

ADJECTIVE

alone, distinct

Synonyms

STRONGEST

individual lone original particular personal private separate simple sole special specific

STRONG

distinguished exclusive isolated loner one restricted secluded separated singular solitary

WEAK

especial exceptional indivisible not general not public odd only peerless rare singled out strange unalloyed unblended uncommon uncompounded undivided unique unitary unmixed unrivaled unshared unusual without equal

Antonyms

STRONGEST

common general indefinite ordinary public together unimportant usual

STRONG

attached combined mingling sociable

WEAK

double married mixed united wed wedded

ADJECTIVE

not married

Synonyms

STRONGEST

divorced sole unmarried

STRONG

bachelor free loner separated solo

WEAK

companionless eligible living alone spouseless unattached unfettered unwed

Antonyms

WEAK

combined double married mixed together united wed wedded

Example Sentences

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“We were just hanging out in New York. She’s single, I gotta show her the streets a little bit,” Wilson said on Friday.

From Los Angeles Times

Santa Margarita had tied it in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI single from Chase Marlow.

From Los Angeles Times

Outside, freshly laid parking lots sit mostly empty while a single, shrunken shift of workers comes and goes.

From The Wall Street Journal

They walked away with a single sheet of paper and were advised to make the most of the time they had left with her.

From BBC

OpenAI added that a single product surface would allow it to move more quickly and coherently.

From MarketWatch