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solitary
adjective as in alone, single; unsociable
Strong matches
Weak matches
- aloof
- antisocial
- cloistered
- companionless
- deserted
- desolate
- distant
- eremetic
- forsaken
- friendless
- hermitical
- hidden
- introverted
- isolated
- lonesome
- lorn
- misanthropic
- offish
- only
- out-of-the-way
- reclusive
- reserved
- retired
- secluded
- sequestered
- standoffish
- unaccompanied
- unapproachable
- unattended
- uncompanionable
- unfrequented
- unique
- unsocial
- withdrawn
Example Sentences
Add six ODIs and a solitary T20i, it still makes for a dismal aggregate of international appearances for a batsman whose precocity had promised a long, dazzling career.
Under the agreement, class members will no longer be placed in solitary confinement for low-level disciplinary charges and will be guaranteed timely disciplinary proceedings in an effort to prevent retaliatory behavior by prison guards.
A solitary, bookish boy whose dreams came true, after a fashion, who proved that movies really can change your life — albeit in ways you can never quite plan on.
He teeters here and there, his forward motion cut short by spins that twist his solitary form before it rights itself again.
“I was this very lanky and solitary, feverish, strange boy spending a lot of time in this bookshop,” he recalls.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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