only
adverb (BAD RESULT) /ˈəʊn.li/
/ˈoʊn-/ Definition
› used when saying that something unpleasant will happen as a result of an action or a failure to act: If you don't do something about it now it will only get worse.Merely and barelyAlmost
(Definition of only adverb (BAD RESULT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- all of sth idiom
- at a pinch idiom
- barely adverb
- but adverb (ONLY)
- by a whisker idiom
- by inches idiom
- hardly adverb (ONLY JUST)
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- just adverb (ALMOST)
- just adverb (ONLY)
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