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Lonely

Sequestered from company or neighbors; solitary; retired; as, a lonely situation; a lonely cell.

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Dejected 84% connected

of Deject

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Dejected 84% connected

of Deject

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

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Desolation 74% connected

The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Desolation 74% connected

The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Loneliness 74% connected

The condition of being lonely; solitude; seclusion.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Loneliness 74% connected

The condition of being lonely; solitude; seclusion.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 5

Alone 92% connected

Quite by one's self; apart from, or exclusive of, others; single; solitary; -- applied to a person or thing.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Lone 92% connected

A lane. See Loanin.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Lonesome 92% connected

Secluded from society; not frequented by human beings; solitary.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Solitary 92% connected

Living or being by one's self; having no companion present; being without associates; single; alone; lonely.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Unfrequented 92% connected

Rarely visited; seldom or never resorted to by human beings; as, an unfrequented place or forest.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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