lonely

  • (s) 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
    lone, alone, solitary,
  • (s) 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
    lonesome,
  • (s) characterized by or preferring solitude
    • a lone wolf
    • a lonely existence
    • a man of a solitary disposition
    • a solitary walk
    solitary, lone,
  • (s) devoid of creatures
    • a lonely crossroads
    • a solitary retreat
    • a trail leading to an unfrequented lake
    unfrequented, solitary,

Synonyms

lone alone solitary lonesome unfrequented

Words of close approximity

loner