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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lone, outcast, rejected, renounced, secluded, single, troglodytic, unattended, unbefriended, uncherished, unsocial, withdrawn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
Mr Rudukabana also said the family "felt kind of lonely" after settling in the UK following the Rwandan genocide of the 1990s.
"Reconciliation" delves into the lonely childhood of the future monarch, who was brought from his family's home in exile to Spain at the age of 10 and taken under Franco's wing.
Despite the playfulness of puppet-making, the work requires a complete investment of Smook’s time and energy, making it rewarding but lonely.
Writing a novel is a lonely endeavor, one that requires thousands of hours in quiet solitude.
It made him singular, but perhaps unintentionally it makes him look less sui generis than lonely.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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