The difference between a standalone sentence and a sentence in the middle of an essay is that the latter has context.
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Standalone
Synonyms for "standalone" (79 found)
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Closest matches (16)
Noun(8 words)
autonomousautonomous unitautonomous vehicledetached structuredisjunctfreestanding unitindependentindependent clause
Adjective(8 words)
context-freecontext-free ruledetached stancediscretefragmented developmentfree morphemefreestandingindependent entity
Strong matches (24)
Adjective(18 words)
independent exerciseindependent modulesindependent systemindependent taskindividual unitisolatedisolated areaisolated componentsisolated environmentisolated equipmentisolated houseisolated ideaisolated incidentisolated itemisolated network segmentisolated nodeisolated scienceisolated science concept
Noun(6 words)
independent schoolsindependent unitindividual propertyisolated environmentsisolated part productisolated parts
Related words (39)
Adjective(25 words)
isolated studyisolated subnetisolated tissueisolated topicisolated topicsnoncohortnoncontextual descriptionnonnetworkedoffline algorithmoffline contentoffline maintenanceoffline productoffline toolonline moduleself contained systemseparate activitiesseparate identityseparate piecesseparate topicseparate unit
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single coursesingle itemunconnected firmsunconnected serverunlinked tasks
Noun(13 words)
master disconnectmore isolatedmost isolatednonaffiliateoffline batch algorithmoffline orientedoffline stateself-contained unitselfcontainedseparate from othersseparate itemstand-alone buildingunit module
Determiner(1 words)
whole chapter
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12 entriesautonomyfreestanding towerself sufficiencystandalone appstandalone appliancestandalone computerstandalone executablestandalone housestandalone modulestandalone pavilionstandalone sectionstandalone software
Collocations
7 entriesstandalone buildingstandalone devicestandalone modestandalone modulestandalone pavilionstandalone softwarestandalone system
Inflections
1 entriesSample sentences
6 total sentences available.
This mini-game is so good, it should get a standalone version.
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A standalone syllable doesn't convey any meaning.
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In a dialogue, it is more likely that a shorter answer would be offered: "Do you prefer working with Tom, or without him?" "Without him." But as a standalone sentence, "I prefer working alone to working with Tom" is fine.
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