2. unmarried, unwed, unwedded, spouseless, mate-less; bachelorly, wifeless, celibate, monkish, monastic, misogynous; spinsterish, old-maidish, virginal, maidenly, husbandless; widowed, divorced, separated, mi-sogamous.
3. (as in combat) one against one, one-on-one, one-to-one, single-handed, going it alone; unaided, unaccompanied, unassisted.
4. one-piece, simple, elementary, unmixed; indivisible, united, unified, integral, irreducible; uniform, standard, straight, clear.
5. sincere, genuine, real, heartfelt, frank, candid; unreserved, open, open-hearted; honest, forthright straightforward, guileless, unfeigning, undisguised; true, true-blue, faithful, loyal, constant, devoted; un divided, single-minded, single-hearted, wholehearted; strong, pure, intense, concentrated, unadulterated, undimmed; solid, mighty, firm, staunch, steady, steadfast; unfailing, unwavering, unfaltering, unswerving, undeviating.
-v. 6. Usu.
single out pick, choose, select, opt for, elect, decide on, prefer; set apart, separate, segregate, isolate; winnow, cull, glean.
-n. 7. individual, singleton, SI. oner, one-of-a-kind.
8. bachelor, Inf. bach, misogynist, confirmed bachelor, divorce, widower, grass widower, playboy; miss, spinster, old maid, maiden lady, bachelor girl or woman, career girl or woman, divorcee, widow, grass widow; unwed mother, (usu. pi.) parents without partners, misogamist.
singly, adv. 1. separately, individually, lonelily, in isolation, alone, apart; exclusively, particularly, specially, distinctly, purely; single-handed, single-handedly. 2. one at a time, one by one, in order, in line, in succession, successively.
singular, adj. 1. exceptional, Inf. terrific, wonderful, wondrous, impressive, Inf. super, unparalleled, nonpareil, incomparable; extraordinary, remarkable, noteworthy, notable, outstanding, striking, conspicuous, eminent, prominent; amazing, astonishing, astounding; uncommon, rare, special, signal; important, significant, distinctive, of consequence.
2. unusual, different, divergent, deviant, preposterous, outlandish; strange, odd, peculiar, curious, queer, quaint, bizarre; eccentric, Inf. dotty, erratic, weird, wild, fantastic, SI. far out, Fr. outre, SI. flipped out; abnormal, atypical.
3. unique, sole, only, one-of-a-kind. See - single (def. 1).
singularity, n. 1. extraordinariness, uncommonness, strangeness, rareness, rarity; conspicuousness, prominence, significance; queerness, weirdness, preposterousness, outlandishness, SI. kookiness, freakishness.
2. peculiarity, eccentricity, oddity, quirk, crotchet, whim, maggot; idiosyncrasy, individuality; abnormality, aberration, deviation, warp, kink, twist.
sinister, adj. 1. ominous, inauspicious, unpropi-tious, portentous, ill-omened, sinistrous, foreboding, fateful, direful; menacing, minatory, minacious, threatening; dangerous, perilous, hazardous; treacherous, perfidious, untrustworthy.
2. bad, base, vile, nefarious, low, low-down, foul, vicious, without any redeeming qualities; mean, underhanded, sneaky, furtive, covert, crafty, sly, insidious; contemptible, abominable, odious, despicable, reprehensible, damnable, accursed; evil, wicked, diabolic, fiendish, devilish, satanic; baleful, malicious, malign, maleficent, malefic, harmful, injurious, pernicious, destructive; immoral, sinful, iniquitous, depraved, degraded, corrupt; cruel, fell, lacking the milk of human kindness, heinous, villainous, infamous, scoundrelly, unscrupulous.