66 Synonyms & Antonyms For LONELY

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    • Definitions lonely [lohn-lee] / ˈloʊn li / ADJECTIVE feeling friendless, forlorn Synonyms STRONGEST deserted desolate destitute empty homeless isolated lonesome reclusive solitary WEAK abandoned alone apart by oneself comfortless companionless disconsolate down estranged forsaken godforsaken left lone outcast rejected renounced secluded single troglodytic unattended unbefriended uncherished unsocial withdrawn Antonyms STRONGEST populated sociable WEAK befriended close frequented inhabited loved unlonely ADJECTIVE out-of-the-way Synonyms STRONGEST deserted desolate isolated quiet remote solitary WEAK alone godforsaken obscure off the beaten track private removed retired secluded secret sequestered unfrequented uninhabited Antonyms STRONGEST populated WEAK befriended close frequented inhabited loved unlonely

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    A lonely coyote stalks the barren ground around oil pump jacks; a dead deer, its eye milky white, lies on a fern-like blanket of boughs.

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    Like many men, Turk is lonely, and like many mid-career doctors, he’s also burned out.

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    Chief executive Sarah Wootton said that the fact that every year "up to 650 terminally ill people end their own lives, often in lonely and traumatic ways," proved the need for reform.

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    "But, in winter when there are no lights on, it can be very lonely."

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    Duane suspected that Handsome was feeling a little lonely without his reflection to keep him company and that’s why Handsome was having an afternoon tea.

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    alone bleak bleaker bleakest companionless desert deserted desolate desolate dreary forlorn forsaken friendless godforsaken homesick isolated lone lonesome more desolate more desolate odd odder oddest out of the way remote screened secluded solitarily solitary

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