One can always find time.
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One
/wʌn/
Synonyms for "one" (384 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (77)
Noun(12 words)
Adjective(2 words)
1ane
aa certainaceadamiteaggregatealikeallall embracingall inclusiveall oneall powerfulall seeingall the sameall-embracingall-inclusiveall-knowingall-powerfulall-seeingall-wisealmighty
Determiner(11 words)
a deadlinea gradea halta liea ponda prizea procedurea schoola small bladea star search algorithman article
Verb(11 words)
acquire a skillbat a ballbuild a modelbuild a skillbuild a sql statementcarry a numbercause a problemchange a tirechanges a tirecivilize a nationclimb a tree
Strong matches (115)
combinatorycombinedcomprehensiveconjointconjugateconjunctiveconnectconnectiveconsolidatedconsubstantialcoupledcovecreatingcreationcreativecreaturecustomerduckduplicateearthling
Show 44 more words
eclecticeitherentireeternaleternally the sameeverlastingexactly alikeexclusiveexhaustivefellowfusedgloriousgoodgrossgroundlingguyhallowedhandheadhighestholisticholyhomohomoousianhumanhuman beingiidenticidenticalimmortalimmutableinclusiveincorporatedindistinguishableindividualindivisibleinfiniteintegralintegratedirreduciblejohnnyjoinjoinedjoint
Noun(9 words)
Verb(37 words)
compose a postcardcourt a rulingcreate a pondcurate a repertoiredemonstrate a hypothesisdesignate a proxydevelop a skilldevise a proceduredevise a schemedisplay a chartdrag a chairdraw a pictureedit a paragraphengineer a prototypeerect a tentestablish a clubestablish a committeeestablish a linkestablish a policyestablish a routine
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establish a theoryestablish a traditionexecute a contractexecute an orderfake a smilefill a containerform a binding agreementform a choirform a routineform a sentencefound a clubgive an examplegrant a certificateguide a tourindicate a steady increaseindulge a whimjoin a club
Pronoun(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
i
Preposition(2 words)
in a civilized mannerin a microbial way
Determiner(1 words)
Related words (192)
jokerjustjust alikelifelikelimitlesslinkliving soullonelonelylovingluminousmajesticmakingmanmarriedmarrymatchedmatedmeasured
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mercifulmergedmixedmonadmonadicmonisticmortalno othernone elsenosenothing elsenought besidenuminousomnibusomnipotentomnipresentomniscientone and indivisibleone and onlyonlypairedparticularpartneredpartypermanentperpetualpersonpersonagepersonalityquantifiedquantitativequantitivequantizedradiantrelatesacredsameselfsameseparateshapingsimplesinglesingularsolesolidsolitarysomesomebodysomeonesoulsovereignsupremesyncretisticsyncretizedsynthesizedtellurianterrantimelesstotaltwinubiquitousunanalyzableunboundedunchangingundefinedundifferentundivideduniformuniqueunitunitaryuniteuniteduniversalunlimitedwedweddedwholewithout differencewithout distinctionworldling
Verb(38 words)
know a foreign tonguelaunch a campaignlearn a skillleave a tracemaintain a steady cadencemake a changemake a decisionmake a differencemake a planmake a presentationmiss an appointmentoffer a guaranteepaint a pictureprepare a mealpress a leverproduce a planprove a hypothesisprove a theoremprove a theorypush a block
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push a buttonpush a cartpush forward a proposalqualify a blanket ruleredesign a devicescore a goalsculpt a statuesing a duetstate a hypothesisstudy a foreign tonguetake a sampletake a solotake an aliquotthrow a ballthrust a bladethrust a spearuphold a ruleyield a result
Noun(26 words)
Adjective(16 words)
matchlessnonpareilone and onlypeerlessrightsingle component faultsingle coursesingle eventsingle party actsingle push tasksingle snapshot modelunitaryunmatchableunmatchedunrivaledunrivalled
Adverb(1 words)
more single
Determiner(5 words)
Preposition(1 words)
via a courier
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: single, 1, 1, a, a book.
- Sentence evidence is available for one, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "one".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "one"
Keep "one" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "one" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "one", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "one" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
17 entriesdeterminantdeterminerdigitentityfigureintensifiernumbernumeralnumeral adjectiveobjectpart of speechpronounquantifiertemporal qualifierunitusage modifier
Showing 16 of 17 words.
More specific
20 entriesShowing 16 of 20 words.
Collocations
15 entriesnumber oneone bookone by oneone dayone hundredone ideaone itemone moreone pageone paragraphone personone problemone studentone unitthe one
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriessimilar
8 entriesTranslations
154 translations across 41 languages.
Armenian
2 entries- մի det (of a period of time)
- մի det (sole, only)
Asturian
4 entries- solu det (sole, only)
- un det (of a period of time)
- una det (of a period of time)
- unu det (whole, entire)
Bashkir
2 entries- expressed by an izafa form pron (impersonal pronoun; one thing or person)
- берәү pron (impersonal pronoun; one thing or person)
Breton
1 entries- ur bilhed m un dollar noun (dollar bill)
Bulgarian
1 entries- един долар noun (dollar bill)
Catalan
4 entries- mateix det (the same)
- u det (whole, entire)
- u det (in agreement)
- un det (of a period of time)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 的 pron (impersonal pronoun; one thing or person)
Czech
1 entries- jednodolarovka noun (dollar bill)
Danish
4 entries- den det (sole, only)
- det ene det (sole, only)
- en det (of a period of time)
- en det (whole, entire)
Dutch
4 entries- dezelfde det (the same)
- eens det (of a period of time)
- ene det (sole, only)
- enige det (sole, only)
Esperanto
1 entries- oni pron (impersonal pronoun; one thing or person)
Finnish
4 entries- ainoa det (sole, only)
- eräänä det (of a period of time)
- yhtä mieltä det (in agreement)
- yksi det (whole, entire)
French
4 entries- billet d’un dollar noun (dollar bill)
- l'un pron (impersonal pronoun; one thing or person)
- l'une pron (impersonal pronoun; one thing or person)
- un pron (impersonal pronoun; one thing or person)
Galician
3 entries- un det (of a period of time)
- un pron (impersonal pronoun; one thing or person)
- unha pron (impersonal pronoun; one thing or person)
German
1 entries- eins det (whole, entire)
Hindi
4 entries- अनुकूल det (in agreement)
- एक det (of a period of time)
- एक det (the same)
- तनहा det (sole, only)
Indonesian
3 entries- kesatuan det (whole, entire)
- setuju det (in agreement)
- suatu det (of a period of time)
Irish
2 entries- ceann pron (impersonal pronoun; one thing or person)
- duine pron (impersonal pronoun; one thing or person)
Italian
3 entries- biglietto di un dollaro noun (dollar bill)
- una pron (impersonal pronoun; one thing or person)
- uno pron (impersonal pronoun; one thing or person)
Japanese
4 entries- ただ一つの det (sole, only)
- たった一つの det (sole, only)
- 一ドル札 noun (dollar bill)
- 一ドル紙幣 noun (dollar bill)
Kikuyu
1 entries- mwe det (sole, only)
Korean
3 entries- 오직 det (sole, only)
- 유일한 det (sole, only)
- 한 det (of a period of time)
Malay
1 entries- yang pron (impersonal pronoun; one thing or person)
Malayalam
4 entries- ഒന്ന് det (whole, entire)
- ഒന്ന് det (the same)
- ഒരു det (of a period of time)
- ഒറ്റ det (sole, only)
Navajo
1 entries- tʼááłáʼí béeso noun (dollar bill)
Old Prussian
1 entries- āins det (sole, only)
Persian
4 entries- تنها det (sole, only)
- ـی det (of a period of time)
- موافق det (in agreement)
- واحد det (whole, entire)
Polish
4 entries- jedyny det (sole, only)
- pewien det (of a period of time)
- jednodolarówka noun (dollar bill)
- ktoś pron (impersonal pronoun; one thing or person)
Portuguese
4 entries- algum det (of a period of time)
- um det (of a period of time)
- um det (whole, entire)
- único det (sole, only)
Russian
3 entries- еди́нственный det (sole, only)
- оди́н det (sole, only)
- тот са́мый det (sole, only)
Santali
1 entries- ᱮᱠᱚ det (sole, only)
Scots
4 entries- ae det (of a period of time)
- ae det (sole, only)
- ae det (the same)
- ane det (whole, entire)
Scottish Gaelic
3 entries- fear pron (impersonal pronoun; one thing or person)
- neach pron (impersonal pronoun; one thing or person)
- tè pron (impersonal pronoun; one thing or person)
Slovak
4 entries- celok det (whole, entire)
- jeden det (the same)
- jediný det (sole, only)
- jedno det (whole, entire)
Spanish
4 entries- un det (of a period of time)
- único det (sole, only)
- se pron (impersonal pronoun; one thing or person)
- una pron (impersonal pronoun; one thing or person)
Swahili
4 entries- moja det (of a period of time)
- moja det (sole, only)
- moja det (whole, entire)
- moja pron (impersonal pronoun; one thing or person)
Swedish
4 entries- en det (of a period of time)
- enad det (in agreement)
- enda det (sole, only)
- endaste det (sole, only)
Vietnamese
4 entries- cùng det (the same)
- duy nhất det (sole, only)
- một det (of a period of time)
- một det (whole, entire)
Volapük
1 entries- oy pron (impersonal pronoun; one thing or person)
Welsh
1 entries- un pron (impersonal pronoun; one thing or person)
Zazaki
1 entries- yewın det (of a period of time)
Sample sentences
96 total sentences available.
One can't expect everything from schools.
Source: tatoeba (1413)
No one will know.
Source: tatoeba (1421)
All you can do is trust one another.
Source: tatoeba (1467)
Showing 4 of 96 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "one"?
Closest matches include single, 1, 1, a, a book.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "one"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.