Lonely Synonyms and Antonyms

lōn'lē

Synonyms for Lonely

By oneself, solitary.

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Wretched or pitiful in appearance or condition:

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Dejected because of a lack of companionship.

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Not wanted, welcome or acceptable

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By oneself; alone; solitary

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Without a companion; friendless, alone.

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Having nothing inside or on the surface; holding or containing nothing:

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unbefriended

Not befriended; lacking friends.

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Shut off or kept apart from others; isolated; withdrawn

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Abandoned; forlorn.

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Of a younger or older generation

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Not frequented.

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(Not comparable) Not current.

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Far from centers of human population:

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Offering no comfort.

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The definition of reclusive is someone who keeps to himself and who avoids other people.

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Isolated; excluded; estranged.

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Dismal or dreary.

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Without others; single; only

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Unrestrained

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Of or pertaining to an anchorite

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troglodytic

Of or pertaining to troglodytes, or dwellers in caves

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Boring; dull:

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Relatively distant or remote from a center or middle:

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Remote or secluded.

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Consisting of one part, aspect, or section:

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Depraved; wicked

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Without friends.

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Separated; not together

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uncherished

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That has been cast out; banished, ostracized. [from 14th c.]

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Far off in (past or future) time

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Abandoned; desolate; forlorn

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Unaccompanied (by or with)

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Having or showing a lack of desire for the company of others.

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The definition of disconsolate is someone who cannot be comforted, or is a place or thing that offers no comforts.

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lonely-hearts

Describing a newspaper column in which people attempt to find friends of the opposite sex

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Remote or difficult to get to; isolated:

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(Music) performed or scored without accompaniment; solo

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Deprived of, lacking, stripped of, robbed of

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by-oneself

Without company

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The definition of homeless is not having a place to live or sleep.

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Without company

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Suggestive of the isolated life of an island:

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Having no residents; not inhabited.

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Antonyms for Lonely

Without company

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Interacting with other people and living in communities:

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Having little or no space between elements or parts; tight and compact:

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Being the object of love.

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Having inhabitants; lived in:

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Associated is someone whose rank is inferior.

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The definition of sociable is someone or a group of people who are friendly, welcoming and ready for activities.

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unlonely

Not lonely.

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befriended

feeling friendless, forlorn

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out-of-the-way

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(Of a language) Spoken by a large number of people.

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Words Related to Lonely

The definition of isolated is a person who is alone and who has minimal contact with others, or a place that is remote and far away from other people.

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The definition of homesick is missing your family and the place you came from.

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(Dated) Next to the driver, when he is on foot; (US) on the left of an animal or a team.

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Complete in every particular:

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goatherd

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lonley

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Lacking the company of others

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Cheerful; willing:

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