went it alone
Acted without partners
Went it alone is the past tense of go it alone, meaning to proceed without help or partners.
Someone who went it alone chose independence over collaboration: After the partnership dissolved, she went it alone and built the company herself.
The phrase often carries connotations of self-reliance or stubbornness.
- soloPerformance by one
- flying soloActing independently, unassisted
- single handedDone without assistance
- independentFree from external control
- resourcefulnessAbility to solve problems creatively
on my own · self-reliant · path · autonomy · unaided · emancipation · initiative · struck out · boldness · audacity · going rogue · grit · choice · DIY · do it yourself · sovereignty · self-governance · isolation
collaboration
went it aloneteamed up
collaborated · partnered · worked together · joined forces · cooperated
went, alone, gone, lone, lonely, loneliness, loner, lonesome, aloneness