standalone
Needs no support
Standalone describes something complete in itself, not requiring connection to or support from other things.
A standalone app works without an internet connection.
A standalone film isn't part of a series.
The word applies to software, devices, buildings, or creative works that function independently: The garage is a standalone structure.
Also spelled stand-alone.
Whole without external parts
- turnkeyReady for immediate use
- plug-and-playRequiring no manual configuration
- out-of-the-boxNovel or immediately usable
- preconfiguredSet up in advance
freestanding · all-in-one · modular · integrated · portable · unbundled · offline · single-user
One separate human being
- distinctClearly distinguishable, separate
- separateTo set apart
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- unattachedNot joined or connected
unaffiliated · unconnected · discrete · isolated · single · lone · solitary · apart
Able to provide independently
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
- self-reliantAble to provide independently
- unaidedWithout external support
- unassistedWithout outside help
unsupported · self-sustaining · self-supporting · self-powered · resourceful · capable · complete · whole
Only one exists
- one-offSingular, unrepeated instance
- singleOne in number
- soleFoot's bottom surface
- onlyExclusively, nothing more
solitary · lone · individual · exclusive · unrepeated · one-of-a-kind · sui generis · special
self-contained
Whole without external parts
- turnkeyReady for immediate use
- plug-and-playRequiring no manual configuration
- out-of-the-boxNovel or immediately usable
preconfigured · freestanding · all-in-one · modular · integrated · portable · unbundled · offline · single-user · desktop
individual
One separate human being
unattached · unaffiliated · unconnected · discrete · isolated · single · lone · solitary · apart · unrelated
self-sufficient
Able to provide independently
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
- self-reliantAble to provide independently
- unaidedWithout external support
unassisted · unsupported · self-sustaining · self-supporting · self-powered · resourceful · capable · complete · whole · sufficient
unique
Only one exists
only · solitary · lone · individual · exclusive · unrepeated · one-of-a-kind · sui generis · special · particular
remote
Distant or controller
insular · marooned · stranded · removed · withdrawn · sequestered · quarantined · cordoned · separated · outlying
- booksnovel, textbooks, study guides, book, paperback
- televisionTV, television, broadcast, TV shows, TV series
- TV dramaepisode, series, season, TV drama, drama series
- YA booksyoung adult fiction, dystopian, fantasy, romance, coming-of-age
- self-containedindependent, modular, complete, autonomous, self-sufficient
- offlineunplugged, disconnected, airplane mode, off-grid, shutdown
standaloneintegrated
Combined into a whole
networked · connected · joined · linked · interconnected
standalonedependent
Requiring outside support
reliant · interdependent · contingent · bundled · subordinate
- standalone episodeSelf-contained series entry