Synonyms for loneliness
lone·li·ness

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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.

   Synonyms:
   privacy, retirement, seclusion, solitude

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms: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

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1. • Isolation

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. lonelinessnoun

   Synonyms:
   solitariness, seclusion, solitude, retirement, isolation

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1. List of paraphrases for "loneliness":

   solitude, ioneliness, lonesomeness, lonely, ionely

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1. David Greenberg:

   We thought that neuroticism would have likely gone one of two ways, either preferring sad music to express their loneliness or preferring upbeat music to shift their mood. Actually, on average, they seem to prefer more intense musical styles, which perhaps reflects inner angst and frustration, that was surprising but people use music in different ways -- some might use it for catharsis, others to change their mood. We'll be looking into that in more detail.

2. Ferdinand Marcos:

   Leadership is the other side of the coin of loneliness, and he who is a leader must always act alone. And acting alone, accept everything alone.

3. Paul Johannes Tillich:

   Our language has wisely sensed the two sides of being alone. It has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word solitude to express the glory of being alone.

4. Fernando Ruiz:

   It’s absolutely necessary that children return to classes because of the effects we’re seeing, like obesity, mental-health problems in children, loneliness syndromes, even abuse in families.

5. Mother Teresa:

   Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the worst poverty of all.