Single definition

Single as an adjective

1. being or characteristic of a single thing or person

   Same sense: case-by-case, individual, item-by-item

2. used of flowers having usually only one row or whorl of petals

   "single chrysanthemums resemble daisies and may have more than one row of petals"

3. existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual

   "upon the hill stood a single tower"

4. not married or related to the unmarried state

   "sex and the single girl"

   Same sense: unmarried

5. characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing

   "single occupancy"

   Same sense: individual

6. having uniform application

   "a single legal code for all"

7. not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective

   "judging a contest with a single eye"

   Same sense: exclusive, undivided

Single as a noun

8. a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base

   Same sense: bingle

9. the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

   Same sense: one, unity, ace

Single as a verb

10. hit a single

    "the batter singled to left field"

Synonyms and antonyms

• case-by-case
• individual
• item-by-item
• unmarried
• exclusive
• undivided
• bingle
• one
• unity
• ace

Opposites: double, multiple.

All synonyms of single, sense by sense

How to say single

Single has 2 syllables and rhymes with jingle. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with single

• jingle
• mingle
• shingle
• tingle
• dingle
• ingle
• intermingle
• swingle
• commingle

SINGLE in word games

Scrabble

7

Words With Friends

10

Anagrams

1

Is SINGLE a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check SINGLE in the word checker, or unscramble SINGLE to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.