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widowed

[wid-ohd] / ˈwɪd oʊd /
ADJECTIVE
alone
Synonyms
STRONGEST
only unattended
STRONG
solo unaccompanied
WEAK
abandoned batching it by itself/oneself companionless deserted desolate detached forlorn forsaken friendless hermit in solitary individual isolated lone lonely lonesome me and my shadow me myself and I on one's own onliest shag single sole solitary stag traveling light unaided unassisted unattached unescorted unmarried
Antonyms
WEAK
together
ADJECTIVE
unmarried
Synonyms
STRONGEST
eligible
STRONG
single
WEAK
bachelor husbandless sole spouseless unattached uncoupled unwed unwedded wifeless
Antonyms
WEAK
married wed
ADVERB
solitarily
Synonyms
WEAK
abandoned all by one's lonesome batching it by itself/oneself by oneself companionless deserted desolate detached forlorn forsaken friendless hermit in solitary individual isolated lone lonely lonesome me and my shadow me myself and I on one's own onliest only shag single single-handedly singly sole solely solitary solo stag traveling light unaccompanied unaided unassisted unattached unattended unescorted unmarried

Example Sentences

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Among Wonder Project’s recent shows is “It’s Not Like That,” a romance starring Scott Foley as a widowed pastor who falls for a divorced woman played by Erinn Hayes.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

“Amongst Women” revolves around Michael Moran, a widowed farmer who rules his family with pitiless vigor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

I’m a 45-year-old woman and am staying with my widowed mother while I get work done on my home.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

The majority of those fathers were divorced, separated, or widowed.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

Her whole family meant all Sinita’s widowed aunts and her mother and tons of girl cousins, with her brother Jos6 Luis being the only boy left in the entire family.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez