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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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In English, 75 of the 100 are a single syllable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

This allows the magnetic ions to move more freely between the two states instead of locking into a single pattern.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

Before gaining notoriety with his Fox show, he posted on the website Slate about Trump in 1999, referring to him as “the single most repulsive person on the planet.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Now, a single TPU 8t superpod, or chip cluster, can scale to 9,600 chips and 2 petabytes of high-bandwidth memory — double the interchip bandwidth of Ironwood.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Did a single soul care whether he lived or died?

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman