Antonyms of adj quaternate

1 sense of quaternate

Sense 1
quaternate, quaternary -- (consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four; "quaternate leaves"; "a quaternary compound")

INDIRECT (VIA multiple) -> single -- (existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual; "upon the hill stood a single tower"; "had but a single thought which was to escape"; "a single survivor"; "a single serving"; "a single lens"; "a single thickness")

Similarity of adj quaternate

1 sense of quaternate

Sense 1
quaternate, quaternary -- (consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four; "quaternate leaves"; "a quaternary compound")
       => multiple (vs. single) -- (having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit")

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