Synonyms for forlorn
fɔrˈlɔrn

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1. forlorn(adj)

   marked by or showing hopelessness

   "the last forlorn attempt"; "a forlorn cause"

   Antonyms:
   hopeful

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1. forlorn

   Synonyms:
   cheerless, disagreeable, discontented, dissatisfied, distressed, dreary, miserable, uncomfortable, wretched

   Antonyms:
   agreeable, at ease, at rest, cheerful, cheery, comfortable, commodious, contented, convenient, genial, pleasant, satisfactory, satisfied, snug, well-off, well-provided, well-to-do

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(5.00 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. forlorn

   Synonyms:
   abandoned, deserted, forsaken, solitary, destitute, desolate, hapless, luckless, helpless, disconsolate, lone, woe-begone, lonesome, wretched

   Antonyms:
   supported, attended, cherished, protected, befriended, cheered

Dictionary of English Synonymes(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. forlorn(a.)

   Synonyms:
   deserted, abandoned, forsaken, friendless, solitary, lost

2. forlorn(a.)

   Synonyms:
   wretched, miserable, pitiable, destitute, helpless, comfortless, disconsolate, woe-begone

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. forlorn(a)

   Synonyms:
   deserted, forsaken, lorn, disconsolate, lonesome

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1. David Cannington:

   Amidst market turbulence there is a call to arms for the G20 to get the global economy back on track, while we can hope for a substantive policy prescription, it's a forlorn one. There is simply too much self-interest globally and that dominates group interest.

2. Arthur Garfield Hays:

   Indignation boils my blood at the thought of the heritage we are throwing away; at the thought that, with few exceptions, the fight for freedom is left to the poor, forlorn and defenseless, and to the few radicals and revolutionaries who would make use of liberty to destroy, rather than to maintain, American institutions.

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