alone

adjective14 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.7

Emphasizes being completely by oneself, common in informal speech and songs.

A standard way to emphasize being alone.

Describes a situation where two people are by themselves, without others, creating a private or intimate setting.

A slightly more formal way to say 'completely alone'.

Indicates being truly or completely alone.

To strongly emphasize the feeling of being alone.

A strong, often dramatic, emphasis on being alone.

An instruction or action to stop bothering someone.

Describes the state of not being with other people.

Describes the emotional state of loneliness.

Similar to 'leave sb alone', often a plea or suggestion.

To be standing without anyone else; can also mean to be independent or unique.

To be sitting without anyone else.

Used to specify who or what someone is alone with, e.g., 'alone with their thoughts'.