Antonyms for lonelinesslone·li·ness

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. loneliness

   In retirement one withdraws from association he has had with others; we speak of the retirement of a public man to private life, tho he may still be much in company. In seclusion one shuts himself away from the society of all except intimate friends or attendants; in solitude no other person is present. While seclusion is ordinarily voluntary, solitude may be enforced; we speak of the solitude rather than the seclusion of a prisoner. As "private" denotes what concerns ourselves individually, privacy denotes freedom from the presence or observation of those not concerned or whom we desire not to have concerned in our affairs; privacy is more commonly temporary than seclusion; we speak of a moment's privacy. There may be loneliness without solitude, as amid an unsympathizing crowd, and solitude without loneliness, as when one is glad to be alone.

   Antonyms:
   association, companionship, company, converse, fellowship, society

   Synonyms:
   privacy, retirement, seclusion, solitude

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1. • Isolation

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. loneliness, solitarinessnoun

   the state of being alone in solitary isolation

   Synonyms:
   forlornness, solitariness, aloneness, lonesomeness, desolation

2. forlornness, loneliness, desolationnoun

   sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned

   Synonyms:
   forlornness, aloneness, bleakness, nakedness, desolation, solitariness, devastation, bareness, lonesomeness

3. aloneness, loneliness, lonesomeness, solitarinessnoun

   a disposition toward being alone

   Synonyms:
   lonesomeness, forlornness, solitariness, aloneness, desolation

How to use loneliness in a sentence?

1. Chief Seattle:

   What is man without the beasts If all the beasts were gone, man would die from a great loneliness of spirit. For whatever happens to the beasts, soon happens to man. All things are connected.

2. Patch Adams:

   The medical professionals are a lot more comfortable calling it "depression" than calling it "loneliness.

3. Omar Sharif:

   Even for 'Lawrence of Arabia' I didn't ask to be an international actor, when going to America and becoming famous, it gave me glory but it gave me loneliness also and a lot of missing my own land and my own people and my own family.

4. Tom Hardman:

   I'm here because the loneliness and the heartache these men suffer from not knowing when they will be released is unbearable to witness.

5. Sipho P Nkosi:

   We are heading to the world of loneliness, forgive, laugh and spend much time as you can with your family and loved ones.

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