It's lonely in the saddle since the horse died.
Source: tatoeba (1694)
Lonely
/ˈləʊnli/
Synonyms for "lonely" (83 found)
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Adjective(12 words)
Noun(2 words)
isolated environmentsisolated parts
Verb(1 words)
Related words (41)
How these synonyms differ
- desolate - 'Desolate' amplifies loneliness with emptiness, a desolate landscape, a desolate feeling. Everything that could bring comfort is absent.
- forlorn - 'Forlorn' is loneliness visible from the outside, a forlorn figure looks pitifully abandoned. There's a literary sadness to the word.
- isolated - 'Isolated' is the physical reality that can cause loneliness, cut off from others, whether by geography, circumstance, or choice.
- solitary - 'Solitary' is neutral or even positive, a solitary walk can be restorative. Loneliness always hurts; solitude doesn't have to.
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5 entrieslonely childlonely nightlonely placelonely planetlonely road
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18 total sentences available.
What a lonely world it will be with you away!
Source: tatoeba (17885)
We were landed on a lonely island.
Source: tatoeba (23230)
It is lonely to live alone.
Source: tatoeba (27649)
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