going it alone
Without any backup
Going it alone means proceeding without help or partnership, relying entirely on oneself: After the merger fell through, the company decided on going it alone.
The phrase emphasizes self-reliance, often with an undertone of risk or difficulty—choosing independence over the safety of collaboration.
- flying soloActing independently, unassisted
- soloPerformance by one
- unaidedWithout external support
- independentFree from external control
- do it yourselfComplete tasks independently
on your own · isolated · self-reliant · self-sufficient · one man band · self made man · unaccompanied · autonomy · solitary · apartness · pioneering · trail blazing · striking out · single-handedly · grit · bootstrapping · resilience · self-determination
going it aloneteamwork
Joint effort toward shared aim
collaboration · working together · joining forces · cooperating · collective action
going it aloneseeking help
reaching out · interdependence · mutual aid · companionship · solidarity
going it alonecoalition-building
Forming multi-party alliances
corporate structure · consortium · cooperative · union membership · franchise
going, alone, gone, ongoing, outgoing, easygoing, aloneness, lone, lonely