Synonyms for solitude
ˈsɒl ɪˌtud, -ˌtyudsoli·tude

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1. solitudenoun

   Synonyms:
   aloneness

2. solitudenoun

   Aloneness; state of being alone or solitary, by oneself.

   Synonyms:
   aloneness

3. solitudenoun

   A lonely or deserted place.

   Synonyms:
   aloneness

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.5 / 2 votes

1. solitude

   In retirement one withdraws from association he has had with others; we speak of the retirement of a public man to private life, tho he may still be much in company. In seclusion one shuts himself away from the society of all except intimate friends or attendants; in solitude no other person is present. While seclusion is ordinarily voluntary, solitude may be enforced; we speak of the solitude rather than the seclusion of a prisoner. As "private" denotes what concerns ourselves individually, privacy denotes freedom from the presence or observation of those not concerned or whom we desire not to have concerned in our affairs; privacy is more commonly temporary than seclusion; we speak of a moment's privacy. There may be loneliness without solitude, as amid an unsympathizing crowd, and solitude without loneliness, as when one is glad to be alone.

   Synonyms:
   loneliness, privacy, retirement, seclusion

   Antonyms:
   association, companionship, company, converse, fellowship, society

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1. solitude

   Synonyms:
   loneliness, remoteness, seclusion, retirement, isolation, wildness, desertion, barrenness, wilderness, privacy

   Antonyms:
   publicity, populousness, society, frequentedness, intercourse, resort, meeting, reunion, throng, crowd

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1. solitude, purdahnoun

   a state of social isolation

   Synonyms:
   purdah, sex segregation

2. solitudenoun

   the state or situation of being alone

   Synonyms:
   purdah

3. solitudenoun

   a solitary place

   Synonyms:
   purdah

Matched Categories

1. • Isolation
   • Topographic Point

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1. solitudenoun

   Synonyms:
   loneliness, isolation, seclusion, solitariness, lonely state, seclusiveness, lonely life, estrangement from the world

2. solitudenoun

   Synonyms:
   desert, wilderness, waste, lonely place, deserted region

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1. solitudenoun

   Synonyms:
   loneliness, isolation, seclusion, eremitism, retirement, wilderness

   Associated words:
   apanthropy, monophobia, eremophobia

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1. List of paraphrases for "solitude":

   loneliness, ioneliness, lonely

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1. John Stuart Mill:

   Solitude, in the sense of being often alone, is essential to any depth of meditation or of character and solitude in the presence of natural beauty and grandeur, is the cradle of thought and aspirations which are not only good for the individual, but which society could ill do without.

2. Celine Dion:

   I guess it all depends on your nature. Some people can't stand being alone. I love solitude and silence. But when I come out of it, I'm a regular talking machine. It's all or nothing for me.

3. Omar Khayyám:

   The thoughtful soul to solitude retires.

4. Marie Stendhal:

   One can acquire everything in solitude, except character.

5. Henry David Thoreau:

   I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.