single-handed
Without any help
Single-handed means done by one person alone, without help: She sailed single-handed across the Atlantic.
The word emphasizes self-reliance and solo effort, often with admiration for the difficulty involved: He single-handedly built the cabin.
The adverb form single-handedly is more common than the adjective.
Without external support
- unassistedWithout outside help
- aloneWithout others present
- solitaryExisting alone, apart
- independentFree from external control
one-person · lone · individual · unaccompanied · unsupported · one-man · one-woman · companionless
Large pleasure vessel
- boatWatercraft for travel
- circumnavigationComplete journey around something
- offshoreAway from land
- regattaOrganized boat racing event
skipper · helm · tiller · seamanship · voyage · passage · navigation · transatlantic
Accomplished goal or deed
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
- exploitNotable act or abuse
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- victoryDefeating an opponent
conquest · success · endeavor · undertaking · challenge · mission · venture · quest
Stubbornly determined to continue
- perseveringMaintaining effort despite difficulty
- resoluteFixed in purpose
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
dogged · persistent · unyielding · indomitable · unflagging · unrelenting · gutsy · plucky
Cleverly original in design
- inventiveShowing original thought
- cleverShowing mental quickness
- adaptableAble to adjust readily
- self-sufficientAble to provide independently
capable · competent · skilled · versatile · dexterous · adept · proficient · improvising
unaided
Without external support
- unassistedWithout outside help
- aloneWithout others present
- solitaryExisting alone, apart
independent · one-person · lone · individual · unaccompanied · unsupported · one-man · one-woman · companionless · partnerless
yacht
Large pleasure vessel
- boatWatercraft for travel
- circumnavigationComplete journey around something
- offshoreAway from land
regatta · skipper · helm · tiller · seamanship · voyage · passage · navigation · transatlantic · crewed
achievement
Accomplished goal or deed
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
- exploitNotable act or abuse
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
victory · conquest · success · endeavor · undertaking · challenge · mission · venture · quest · milestone
tenacious
Stubbornly determined to continue
- perseveringMaintaining effort despite difficulty
- resoluteFixed in purpose
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
unwavering · dogged · persistent · unyielding · indomitable · unflagging · unrelenting · gutsy · plucky · gritty
ingenious
Cleverly original in design
self-sufficient · capable · competent · skilled · versatile · dexterous · adept · proficient · improvising · problem-solving
- ___-handed wordsbackhanded, offhanded, underhanded, ambidextrous
- independencefreedom, liberty, Independence Day, autonomy, sovereignty
- solitudesolitude, alone, isolation, aloneness, seclusion
single-handedjointly
In shared participation
together · collectively · cooperatively · collaboratively · joint effort