by itself

ADVERB

apart

Synonyms

STRONG

aside

WEAK

afar alone aloof away cut off disassociated disconnected distant distinct divorced excluded exclusively freely independent independently individually isolated lone wolf separated separately singly special to itself to one side

Antonyms

WEAK

together

ADVERB

per se

Synonyms

WEAK

alone as such by and of itself by definition by its very nature fundamentally in essence in itself independently intrinsically of itself singularly solely virtually

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But as far as second-choice options go, using misoprostol by itself is a remarkably effective alternative.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

Anthropic’s new Mythos AI tool can allegedly hack a system by itself, though that might help companies repair holes in their defenses before hackers can exploit them.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

That by itself wasn’t enough to keep him from previously being bullish, as continuing higher past the April 23 ideal day for a top was not without precedent.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

Monetary policy uncertainty, by itself, isn’t a bearish game changer that will derail the latest leg of this historic, respect-worthy stock market rally.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

The cabin stood all alone by itself on the road to our house, and it was the place Doc did all of his business.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

by itself

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