From the standpoint of ecology, Antarctica should be reserved solely for research, not for tourism or for commercial exploration.
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Solely
//ˈsəʊl.li//
Synonyms for "solely" (35 found)
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Closest matches (7)
Strong matches (11)
Adverb(3 words)
Adverb(2 words)
Related words (17)
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Synonyms
5 entriesRelated terms
3 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
2 entriesTranslations
39 translations across 13 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- единствено adv (exclusively)
- изключително adv (exclusively)
Czech
4 entries- jedině adv (exclusively)
- pouze adv (exclusively)
- výhradně adv (exclusively)
- výlučně adv (exclusively)
Esperanto
1 entries- sole adv (exclusively)
French
3 entries- exclusivement adv (exclusively)
- seulement adv (exclusively)
- uniquement adv (exclusively)
German
4 entries- allein adv (exclusively)
- alleinig adv (exclusively)
- ausschließlich adv (exclusively)
- einzig und allein adv (exclusively)
Greek
4 entries- απλώς και μόνο adv (exclusively)
- αποκλειστικά adv (exclusively)
- εξ ολοκλήρου adv (exclusively)
- μόνο adv (exclusively)
Hungarian
4 entries- csakis adv (exclusively)
- csupán adv (exclusively)
- egyedül adv (exclusively)
- kizárólag adv (exclusively)
Italian
3 entries- esclusivamente adv (exclusively)
- solamente adv (exclusively)
- unicamente adv (exclusively)
Norwegian
1 entries- bare adv (exclusively)
Polish
1 entries- wyłącznie adv (exclusively)
Portuguese
3 entries- exclusivamente adv (exclusively)
- puramente adv (exclusively)
- unicamente adv (exclusively)
Russian
2 entries- еди́нственно adv (exclusively)
- исключи́тельно adv (exclusively)
Spanish
3 entries- exclusivamente adv (exclusively)
- solamente adv (exclusively)
- únicamente adv (exclusively)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
I owe what I am solely to both my parents.
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He is actuated solely by ambition.
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The enemy behind us presently exists solely to cut off our retreat.
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