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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lone, outcast, rejected, renounced, secluded, single, troglodytic, unattended, unbefriended, uncherished, unsocial, withdrawn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
Her co-star Pratt also left a supportive message, writing “some of these journalists are sad and lonely folks.”
I had just about resigned myself to a lonely end of life.
She said generally when families' relationships with providers break down, it can be "very, very lonely" for them.
"It's a lonely job," he says, "because it is 100% only on you."
"They brand me as a lost sheep, and young people are told that I'll mislead them. I am lonely most of the time."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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