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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lone, outcast, rejected, renounced, secluded, single, troglodytic, unattended, unbefriended, uncherished, unsocial, withdrawn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
"I was just in bed," Robert recalls, describing the week as the loneliest time of his life.
The 77-year-old missed a bend on his bike on his way home from the supermarket on a lonely road in the mountainous Cevennes region, careening down a rocky slope and into the ravine near Saint-Julien-des-Points.
She has spoken in the past about her Tourette’s syndrome, her struggles with depression and self-harm, and feeling brutally lonely on the road.
You wanted to make his final years less difficult and less lonely.
Mr Morgan said farming could be a "lonely job" but doing things like tending to the horses left them with "big smiles" on their faces.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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