alone, only

alone, only
Alone has several meanings ("separate," "apart," "isolated," "unique"), as in such expressions as "all alone" and "Man shall not live by bread alone." Only means "without others," "solely," "exclusively." Alone and only can be synonymous. One may say "She worked alone" (No one was with her) and "Only she worked" (No one else worked). But one can also correctly say "She alone worked" (No one else worked).

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