Forlorn

/fəˈlɔːn/

Synonyms for "forlorn" (96 found)

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Closest matches (20)

abandonedaffording no hopealone apathetic bereft bleak broken-hearted cheerless comfortless cynical defenseless dejected depressed deserted desolate desole

Adjective(3 words)

bleak desertlike desolate

Verb(1 words)

desolating

Strong matches (28)

despairing desperate despondent desponding disconsolate dismal dispirited doleful dolorous down dreary fatherless forgotten forsaken friendless fruitless futile gaunt gloomy glum

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godforsaken grim heartsick heartsore helpless homeless

Adjective(2 words)

desperate empty

Related words (48)

hopelessin despairinconsolable isolated joyless kithless lonely lonesome lost low-spirited lugubrious melancholy miserable motherless mournful neglected oppressed outcast pathetic pessimistic

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pitiable pitiful sad shunned sicksick at heartsinking solitary sorrowful soul-sick tragic unconsolable unfortunate unfriended unhappy unhopeful vainwithout hopewoebegone woeful wretched

Adjective(7 words)

hopeless lonelier lonely lorn mournful sad unpromising

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More general

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descriptive adjectiveemotional stateenvironmental conditionlandscape qualitylikelihood mood outlook probabilityterrain condition

More specific

7 entries

bleakness depression desolation hopelessness loneliness melancholy unlikelihood

Collocations

6 entries

forlorn expressionforlorn figureforlorn hopeforlorn landscapeforlorn lookforlorn setting

Inflections

2 entries

more forlornmost forlorn

Derivations

2 entries

forlornly forlornness

similar

1 entries

hopeless

Sample sentences

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She looks sorrowful and forlorn.

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She and her uncle were sad and forlorn in their neglect and disgrace.

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When the emperor read the unfounded accusations, the citizens were forlorn of all hope.

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Despite receiving divorce papers, Sonya planned a romantic weekend in Paris, in a forlorn attempt to save her marriage.

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