lonely

Definition for lonely

adjective as in feeling friendless, forlorn

Strongest matches

deserted, desolate, destitute, empty, homeless, isolated, lonesome, reclusive, solitary

Weak matches

abandoned, alone, apart, by oneself, comfortless, companionless, disconsolate, down, estranged, forsaken, godforsaken, left, lone, outcast, rejected, renounced, secluded, single, troglodytic, unattended, unbefriended, uncherished, unsocial, withdrawn

adjective as in out-of-the-way

Strongest matches

deserted, desolate, isolated, quiet, remote, solitary

Weak matches

alone, godforsaken, obscure, off the beaten track, private, removed, retired, secluded, secret, sequestered, unfrequented, uninhabited

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They have also announced plans to release comeback album Constellations For The Lonely next year.

From BBC

It depicts a girl who decides to send a present to a boy who is feeling lonely, a nod to the retailer's toy bank scheme.

From BBC

“It is a very lonely and scary time in the beginning. I wanted to try and make it a little less lonely and a little less scary. Especially while everything else is going on in the world.”

From Los Angeles Times

Many of them aren't necessarily lonely: They meet interested men out and about, and have plenty of friends to keep them company.

From Salon

In “Snail,” a traumatized and lonely young Grace risks becoming a hoarding hermit until she bonds with the older Pinky, who is the essence of joie de vivre.

From Los Angeles Times

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