Only
Only adverb - For nothing other than.
Usage example: you're doing that only to annoy me
Purely
Purely adverb - For nothing other than.
Usage example: I fish purely for the fun of it—I don't care if I end up with no fish to fry
Only is a synonym for purely in just topic. You can use "Only" instead the word "Purely" as an adverb or an adjective, if it concerns topics such as simply, part of speech, absolutely, entirely. popular alternative
Mutual synonyms
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Purely and Only. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/only/purely
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Purely or Only. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/only/purely.
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