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Another word for lonesome

lonesome Synonyms

lonesome

modif.

lonely, solitary, forlorn, alone; see homesick, lonely 1, 2. See syn. study at alone.

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Another word for lonesome

adjective

Dejected due to the awareness of being alone:
desolate, forlorn, lonely, lorn. See happy
Lacking the company of others:
alone, companionless, lone, lonely, single, solitary, unaccompanied. See include
Empty of people:
deserted, desolate, forlorn, godforsaken, lonely, unfrequented. See full
Far from centers of human population:
back, insular, isolated, lonely, obscure, outlying, out-of-the-way, remote, removed, secluded, solitary. Idiom: off the beaten path (or track). See near

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Movies like Holocaust, Thorn Birds, Lonesome Dove and V: The Miniseries were some of the most popular but none shined more than 1977's Roots.
You can play it all by your lonesome, but invite your friends over and see who can get the biggest prize and the most prizes.
She gets lonesome when Jonathan is gone.
Some have asked what I got to eat; if I did not feel lonesome; if I was not afraid; and the like.
No I just thought the house looked lonesome down here, so I came to visit.

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