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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

SpaceX won’t be funding all of its projects by itself.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 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 story was clever enough to have had by itself, in all probability, the desired effect; but Poseidon, the most bitter of all the gods against Troy, contrived an addition which made the issue certain.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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