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Synonyms for lonely
ˈloʊn lilone·ly

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Wiktionary3.0 / 1 vote

  1. lonelyadjective

    Of place, unfrequented by people; desolate.

    Synonyms:
    desert, desolate, unpeopled, empty, unpopulated

  2. lonelyadjective

    Of person, without companions; solitary.

    Synonyms:
    unaccompanied, alone, solitary

  3. lonelyadjective

    Synonyms:
    lonesome

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. alone(p), lone(a), lonely(a), solitaryadjective

    lacking companions or companionship

    "he was alone when we met him"; "she is alone much of the time"; "the lone skier on the mountain"; "a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel"; "a lonely soul"; "a solitary traveler"

    Antonyms:
    accompanied, inhabited, social, elated

  2. lonely, lonesomeadjective

    marked by dejection from being alone

    "felt sad and lonely"; "the loneliest night of the week"; "lonesome when her husband is away"; "spent a lonesome hour in the bar"

    Synonyms:
    unfrequented, lonesome, solitary(a), solitary, lonely(a), alone(p), sole(a), only(a), lone(a), lonesome(a)

    Antonyms:
    elated, accompanied, inhabited, social

  3. lone(a), lonely(a), solitaryadjective

    characterized by or preferring solitude

    "a lone wolf"; "a lonely existence"; "a man of a solitary disposition"; "a solitary walk"

    Antonyms:
    social, inhabited, elated, accompanied

  4. lonely, solitary, unfrequentedadjective

    devoid of creatures

    "a lonely crossroads"; "a solitary retreat"; "a trail leading to an unfrequented lake"

    Synonyms:
    unfrequented, lonesome, solitary(a), solitary, lonely(a), nongregarious, nonsocial, alone(p), sole(a), only(a), lone(a), lonesome(a)

    Antonyms:
    social, elated, accompanied, inhabited

Dictionary of English Synonymes3.0 / 2 votes

  1. lonelyadjective

    Synonyms:
    apart, retired, solitary, secluded, isolated, sequestered, remote, dreary, lonesome

  2. lonelyadjective

    Synonyms:
    lone, alone, solitary, unaccompanied, companionless

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. lonelyadjective

    Synonyms:
    sequestered, solitary, unfrequented, lonesome, desolate, dreary, lorn

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How to use lonely in a sentence?

  1. Alex Trebek:

    The stage looks like a very lonely place right now, i cannot recall the last time we had only one player in Final Jeopardy!

  2. Jean-Paul Sartre:

    If you are lonely when you are alone, you are in bad company.

  3. Frank Moore Colby:

    By rights, satire is a lonely and introspective occupation, for nobody can describe a fool to the life without much patient self-inspection.

  4. Rooma Mehra:

    In every sensitive human being's heart there is a corner that is lonely and weeps.

  5. George Frost Kennan:

    The best an American can look forward to is the lonely pleasure of one who stands at long last on a chilly and inhospitable mountaintop where few have been before, where few can follow and where few will consent to believe he has been.


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