Definitions

lonely

[lohn-lee] / ˈloʊn li /

ADJECTIVE

feeling friendless, forlorn

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deserted desolate destitute empty homeless isolated lonesome reclusive solitary

WEAK

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left lone outcast rejected renounced secluded single troglodytic unattended unbefriended uncherished unsocial withdrawn

Antonyms

STRONGEST

populated sociable

WEAK

befriended close frequented inhabited loved unlonely

ADJECTIVE

out-of-the-way

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deserted desolate isolated quiet remote solitary

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

populated

WEAK

befriended close frequented inhabited loved unlonely

Example Sentences

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Fearing Tucker might be lonely, she adopted two more to keep him company.

From The Wall Street Journal

I wasn’t going to be crushingly lonely at all hours.

From Literature

“I like the company. When it was just me and Sam it got really lonely.”

From Literature

Opalite is a surreal 1980s-inspired video which tells the story of a lonely woman who uses a magical spray to improve her life and find romance with a fellow loner - played by Gleeson.

From BBC

A lonely coyote stalks the barren ground around oil pump jacks; a dead deer, its eye milky white, lies on a fern-like blanket of boughs.

From The Wall Street Journal

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