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lone, outcast, rejected, renounced, secluded, single, troglodytic, unattended, unbefriended, uncherished, unsocial, withdrawn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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The only word I can muster for this feeling: lonely.

From Salon

Being lonely is a bigger hurdle to a good night's sleep for college students than too much time at a computer or other electronic screen, a new study by Oregon State University suggests.

From Science Daily

Movies made in the 1930s and 1940s often crafted disabled women to be barren and lonely.

From Salon

Harry’s case against the Murdoch tabloids, which begins next month in a London courtroom, has become a lonely crusade.

From New York Times

The resident said that Rothschild seemed happiest when discussing his automobile hobby: “He was for the most part a pretty lonely older man. The only thing that would excite him was when cars came up.”

From Los Angeles Times

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