Synonyms for lonely
ˈloʊn lilone·ly

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1. lonelyadjective

   Of place, unfrequented by people; desolate.

   Synonyms:
   desert, desolate, unpeopled, empty, unpopulated

2. lonelyadjective

   Of person, without companions; solitary.

   Synonyms:
   unaccompanied, alone, solitary

3. lonelyadjective

   Synonyms:
   lonesome

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1. alone(p), lone(a), lonely(a), solitaryadjective

   lacking companions or companionship

   "he was alone when we met him"; "she is alone much of the time"; "the lone skier on the mountain"; "a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel"; "a lonely soul"; "a solitary traveler"

   Antonyms:
   accompanied, inhabited, social, elated

2. lonely, lonesomeadjective

   marked by dejection from being alone

   "felt sad and lonely"; "the loneliest night of the week"; "lonesome when her husband is away"; "spent a lonesome hour in the bar"

   Synonyms:
   unfrequented, lonesome, solitary(a), solitary, lonely(a), alone(p), sole(a), only(a), lone(a), lonesome(a)

   Antonyms:
   elated, accompanied, inhabited, social

3. lone(a), lonely(a), solitaryadjective

   characterized by or preferring solitude

   "a lone wolf"; "a lonely existence"; "a man of a solitary disposition"; "a solitary walk"

   Antonyms:
   social, inhabited, elated, accompanied

4. lonely, solitary, unfrequentedadjective

   devoid of creatures

   "a lonely crossroads"; "a solitary retreat"; "a trail leading to an unfrequented lake"

   Synonyms:
   unfrequented, lonesome, solitary(a), solitary, lonely(a), nongregarious, nonsocial, alone(p), sole(a), only(a), lone(a), lonesome(a)

   Antonyms:
   social, elated, accompanied, inhabited

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. lonelyadjective

   Synonyms:
   apart, retired, solitary, secluded, isolated, sequestered, remote, dreary, lonesome

2. lonelyadjective

   Synonyms:
   lone, alone, solitary, unaccompanied, companionless

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1. lonelyadjective

   Synonyms:
   sequestered, solitary, unfrequented, lonesome, desolate, dreary, lorn

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1. List of paraphrases for "lonely":

   solitary, solitaire, lonesome, solitude, loneliness, ionely, alone, only, lone, single, hermit, ionesome, sole, isolated

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1. Justin Bieber:

   I got really depressed on tour, i haven't talked about this, and I'm still processing so much stuff that I haven't talked about. I was lonely. I needed some time.

2. Jonar Nader:

   Inventors, pioneers, radicals, visionaries; these have ventured from the lonely and costly camp of minority only to be obstructed by majority-rule concepts that tolerate inferiority, hinder progress, harbor injustice, and pose limits within the decaying status quo.

3. David Hume:

   The great end of all human industry, is the attainment of happiness. For this were arts invented, sciences cultivated, laws ordained, and societies modelled, by the most profound wisdom of patriots and legislators. Even the lonely savage, who lies exposed to the inclemency of the elements and the fury of wild beasts, forgets not, for a moment, this grand object, of his being.

4. Jim Curtis:

   I’ve spent a few holidays alone, but I have one thing to say about that, ‘when in doubt focus out’. You don’t have to feel lonely if you’re making a connection. If you’re alone during the holidays try to go to a food kitchen, try to go somewhere where you can give because you never feel better than when you’re giving.

5. Lorraine Hansberry:

   The thing that makes you exceptional, if you are at all, is inevitably that which makes you lonely.