ONLY as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • exclusive of anyone or anything else
   Synonym(s)
   • alone(p) (what does alone(p) mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • she alone believed him
   • cannot live by bread alone
   • I”ll have this car and this car only
   Similar To
   • exclusive (what does exclusive mean?)

ONLY as ADVERB

1. Meaning
   • and nothing more
   Synonym(s)
   • but (what does but mean?)
   • just (what does just mean?)
   • merely (what does merely mean?)
   • simply (what does simply mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Pertainym(s)
   • bare(a) (what does bare(a) mean?)
   • mere(a) (what does mere(a) mean?)
   • simple(a) (what does simple(a) mean?)
   • bare(a) (what does bare(a) mean?)
   • mere(a) (what does mere(a) mean?)
   • simple(a) (what does simple(a) mean?)
2. Meaning
   • without any others being included or involved
   Synonym(s)
   • alone (what does alone mean?)
   • entirely (what does entirely mean?)
   • exclusively (what does exclusively mean?)
   • solely (what does solely mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Pertainym(s)
   • exclusive (what does exclusive mean?)
   • sole(a) (what does sole(a) mean?)
   • exclusive (what does exclusive mean?)
   • sole(a) (what does sole(a) mean?)
3. Meaning
   • with nevertheless the final result
   Usage Example(s)
   • He arrived only to find his wife dead
   • We won only to lose again in the next round
4. Meaning
   • in the final outcome
   Usage Example(s)
   • These news will only make you more upset
5. Meaning
   • as recently as
   Usage Example(s)
   • I spoke to him only an hour ago
6. Meaning
   • except that
   • only this time she came out better”
   Usage Example(s)
   • It was the same story
7. Meaning
   • never except when
   Synonym(s)
   • only if (what does only if mean?)
   • only when (what does only when mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • call me only if your cold gets worse