Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
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Adjective
S: (adj) lone, lonesome, only, sole, solitary (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"
S: (adj) alone, only (exclusive of anyone or anything else) "she alone believed him"; "cannot live by bread alone"; "I'll have this car and this car only"
S: (adv) merely, simply, just, only, but (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"
W: (adj) mere [Related to: merely] (apart from anything else; without additions or modifications) "only the bare facts"; "shocked by the mere idea"; "the simple passage of time was enough"; "the simple truth"
W: (adj) simple [Related to: simply] (apart from anything else; without additions or modifications) "only the bare facts"; "shocked by the mere idea"; "the simple passage of time was enough"; "the simple truth"
S: (adv) entirely, exclusively, solely, alone, only (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"