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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lone, outcast, rejected, renounced, secluded, single, troglodytic, unattended, unbefriended, uncherished, unsocial, withdrawn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
Weak matches
alone, godforsaken, obscure, off the beaten track, private, removed, retired, secluded, secret, sequestered, unfrequented, uninhabited
Example Sentences
“Being a spy means being lonely,” she says, missing the point of the series she’s in.
They lead an isolated and often lonely life, the women agreed.
“It felt very lonely — no one else was doing that. We looked around for allies — other pro-nuclear groups. … There just weren’t very many.”
All three can also be self-reinforcing over time: people who are lonely and socially isolated may become frailer, and as they become frailer, their sense of isolation and loneliness grows.
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.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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