lonely

adjective

lone·ly ˈlōn-lē How to pronounce lonely (audio)

lonelier; loneliest

: being without company : lone

too many lonely nights at home

: cut off from others : solitary

the train stopped frequently at lonely little stations

Robert Hichens

: not frequented by human beings : desolate

a lonely spot in the woods

: sad from being alone : lonesome

He was feeling lonely without his wife and children.

: producing a feeling of bleakness or desolation

it's a lonely thing to be a champion

G. B. Shaw

loneliness

ˈlōn-lē-nəs How to pronounce lonely (audio)

noun

Example Sentences

He was lonely without his wife and children. She was a lonely child with few friends. It was lonely living out in the country. She spent too many lonely nights at home. She had a lonely childhood. a lonely spot in the woods a lonely stretch of road See More

Recent Examples on the Web People fantasized more during the pandemic, Dr. Lehmiller says, often not just for pleasure but to cope with stress, relax, distract themselves or feel less lonely.

Elizabeth Bernstein, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 But life in Carlisle should never feel lonely, says 84-year-old Ellen Huber, a resident since 1964.

Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Apr. 2022 Ordinary English subject-verb word order is marginalized, often in favor of lonely, attenuated prepositional phrases standing in for sentences.

Pricilla Gilman, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2022 People can feel lonely and overwhelmed when working from home.

Yec, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 While self-managing at home, patients have access to 24/7 clinician support and Hey Jane’s anonymous online community, making what can be an isolating process feel less lonely.

Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 30 June 2022 But when the Fairpark isn’t filled with happy fairgoers nibbling on cotton candy and fried Oreos, the site can feel lonely, even inhospitable.

Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 June 2022 Parents often feel lonely and overwhelmed by these early years.

Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 5 May 2022 Twenty-five years later, the musical continues to speak to and for those who feel lonely, isolated and even frightened.

David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2022 See More

lonely

adjective

as in lone

not being in the company of others a single lonely cactus in the desert

Synonyms & Similar Words

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lone
solitary
alone
single
solo
lonesome
unaccompanied
isolated
deserted
friendless
secluded
abandoned
separated
on one's own
isolate
retired
withdrawn
unattended
cloistered
unchaperoned
forlorn
divided
hermetic
insulated
neglected
disassociated
detached
segregated
forgotten
forsaken
adrift
sequestered
remote
disjointed
quarantined
unattached
desolate
disconnected
disunited
unconnected
lorn
hermetical
dissociated
separate
unlinked
fractionated

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accompanied
adjacent
attended
contiguous
adjoining
connected
neighboring
attached
coupled
chaperoned
escorted
communicating
next-door
linked

as in lonesome

sad from lack of companionship or separation from others I was lonely when I first got to Los Angeles, but I soon made friends

Synonyms & Similar Words

lonesome
solitary
lone
desolate
deserted
forlorn
lorn
neglected
friendless
alone
forgotten
forsaken
abandoned
rejected
solo
unaccompanied
only
sole

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

accompanied
attended
escorted

as in bleak

causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer the lonely streets of a honky-tonk beach town in the off-season

Synonyms & Similar Words

bleak
desolate
dark
depressive
lonesome
somber
depressing
darkening
cold
gray
murky
depressed
miserable
solemn
morbid
sad
blue
forlorn
cheerless
black
chill
morose
wretched
sullen
gloomy
dreary
drear
disconsolate
comfortless
glum
godforsaken
grey
melancholy
lugubrious
dismal
oppressive
funereal
elegiac
dire
cloudy
plutonian
sepulchral
saturnine
unhappy
sunless
desperate
tenebrous
sombre
hopeless
dejected
dreich
dull
melancholic
despondent
elegiacal
woebegone
mournful
tenebrific
dim
inconsolable
discouraging
distressful
Cimmerian
dispiriting
down
negative
mirthless
sorrowful
upsetting
grim
droopy
hangdog
disheartening
low
distressing
pessimistic
menacing
woeful
discomfiting
dismaying
drab
plaintive
lamentable
colorless
dour
threatening
lowery
lowering
louring
loury

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

cheerful
bright
gay
friendly
comforting
cheery
jolly
joyful
joyous
festive
merry
gay
sunshiny
cordial
hopeful
buoyant
optimistic
blithe
mirthful
heartwarming
blithesome
cheering
encouraging
jocund
lighthearted
lightsome

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of lonely are alone, desolate, forlorn, lonesome, lone, and solitary. While all these words mean "isolated from others," lonely adds to solitary a suggestion of longing for companionship.

felt lonely and forsaken

In some situations, the words alone and lonely are roughly equivalent. However, alone stresses the objective fact of being by oneself with slighter notion of emotional involvement than most of the remaining terms.

everyone needs to be alone sometimes

The synonyms desolate and lonely are sometimes interchangeable, but desolate implies inconsolable grief at loss or bereavement.

desolate after her brother's death

The words forlorn and lonely are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, forlorn stresses dejection, woe, and listlessness at separation from one held dear.

a forlorn lost child

Lone may replace lonely or lonesome but typically is as objective as alone.

a lone robin pecking at the lawn

The words lonesome and lonely can be used in similar contexts, but lonesome heightens the suggestion of sadness and poignancy.

an only child often leads a lonesome life

While the synonyms solitary and lonely are close in meaning, solitary may indicate isolation as a chosen course, but more often it suggests sadness and a sense of loss.

glorying in the calm of her solitary life

left solitary by the death of his wife

单词	lonely
释义	lonely adjective lone·ly ˈlōn-lē lonelier; loneliest 1 a : being without company : lone too many lonely nights at home b : cut off from others : solitary the train stopped frequently at lonely little stations Robert Hichens 2 : not frequented by human beings : desolate a lonely spot in the woods 3 : sad from being alone : lonesome He was feeling lonely without his wife and children. 4 : producing a feeling of bleakness or desolation it's a lonely thing to be a champion G. B. Shaw loneliness ˈlōn-lē-nəs noun Synonyms alone lone lonesome single solitary solo unaccompanied See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences He was lonely without his wife and children. She was a lonely child with few friends. It was lonely living out in the country. She spent too many lonely nights at home. She had a lonely childhood. a lonely spot in the woods a lonely stretch of road See More Recent Examples on the Web People fantasized more during the pandemic, Dr. Lehmiller says, often not just for pleasure but to cope with stress, relax, distract themselves or feel less lonely. Elizabeth Bernstein, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 But life in Carlisle should never feel lonely, says 84-year-old Ellen Huber, a resident since 1964. Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Apr. 2022 Ordinary English subject-verb word order is marginalized, often in favor of lonely, attenuated prepositional phrases standing in for sentences. Pricilla Gilman, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2022 People can feel lonely and overwhelmed when working from home. Yec, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 While self-managing at home, patients have access to 24/7 clinician support and Hey Jane’s anonymous online community, making what can be an isolating process feel less lonely. Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 30 June 2022 But when the Fairpark isn’t filled with happy fairgoers nibbling on cotton candy and fried Oreos, the site can feel lonely, even inhospitable. Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 June 2022 Parents often feel lonely and overwhelmed by these early years. Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 5 May 2022 Twenty-five years later, the musical continues to speak to and for those who feel lonely, isolated and even frightened. David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use circa 1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing lonely it's lonely at the top plough a lone/lonely furrow lonely hearts it's lonely at the top plough a lone/lonely furrow lonely hearts Kids Definition lonely adjective lone·ly ˈlōn-lē lonelier; loneliest 1 : lone sense 1 I saw a lonely figure in the distance. 2 : not often visited a lonely spot 3 : sad from being alone : lonesome a lonely child 4 : producing sad feelings from being alone I spent a lonely evening at home. lonely adjective 1 as in lone not being in the company of others a single lonely cactus in the desert Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance lone solitary alone single solo lonesome unaccompanied isolated deserted friendless secluded abandoned separated on one's own isolate retired withdrawn unattended cloistered unchaperoned forlorn divided hermetic insulated neglected disassociated detached segregated forgotten forsaken adrift sequestered remote disjointed quarantined unattached desolate disconnected disunited unconnected lorn hermetical dissociated separate unlinked fractionated Antonyms & Near Antonyms accompanied adjacent attended contiguous adjoining connected neighboring attached coupled chaperoned escorted communicating next-door linked See More 2 as in lonesome sad from lack of companionship or separation from others I was lonely when I first got to Los Angeles, but I soon made friends Synonyms & Similar Words lonesome solitary lone desolate deserted forlorn lorn neglected friendless alone forgotten forsaken abandoned rejected solo unaccompanied only sole Antonyms & Near Antonyms accompanied attended escorted 3 as in bleak causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer the lonely streets of a honky-tonk beach town in the off-season Synonyms & Similar Words bleak desolate dark depressive lonesome somber depressing darkening cold gray murky depressed miserable solemn morbid sad blue forlorn cheerless black chill morose wretched sullen gloomy dreary drear disconsolate comfortless glum godforsaken grey melancholy lugubrious dismal oppressive funereal elegiac dire cloudy plutonian sepulchral saturnine unhappy sunless desperate tenebrous sombre hopeless dejected dreich dull melancholic despondent elegiacal woebegone mournful tenebrific dim inconsolable discouraging distressful Cimmerian dispiriting down negative mirthless sorrowful upsetting grim droopy hangdog disheartening low distressing pessimistic menacing woeful discomfiting dismaying drab plaintive lamentable colorless dour threatening lowery lowering louring loury Antonyms & Near Antonyms cheerful bright gay friendly comforting cheery jolly joyful joyous festive merry gay sunshiny cordial hopeful buoyant optimistic blithe mirthful heartwarming blithesome cheering encouraging jocund lighthearted lightsome See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of lonely are alone, desolate, forlorn, lonesome, lone, and solitary. While all these words mean "isolated from others," lonely adds to solitary a suggestion of longing for companionship. felt lonely and forsaken In some situations, the words alone and lonely are roughly equivalent. However, alone stresses the objective fact of being by oneself with slighter notion of emotional involvement than most of the remaining terms. everyone needs to be alone sometimes The synonyms desolate and lonely are sometimes interchangeable, but desolate implies inconsolable grief at loss or bereavement. desolate after her brother's death The words forlorn and lonely are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, forlorn stresses dejection, woe, and listlessness at separation from one held dear. a forlorn lost child Lone may replace lonely or lonesome but typically is as objective as alone. a lone robin pecking at the lawn The words lonesome and lonely can be used in similar contexts, but lonesome heightens the suggestion of sadness and poignancy. an only child often leads a lonesome life While the synonyms solitary and lonely are close in meaning, solitary may indicate isolation as a chosen course, but more often it suggests sadness and a sense of loss. glorying in the calm of her solitary life left solitary by the death of his wife
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lonely

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