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lone·ly
/ˈlōnlē/

adjective
1. sad because one has no friends or company.
"lonely old people whose families do not care for them"
Similar:
isolated
alone
all alone
friendless
companionless
without friends/companions
with no one to turn to
outcast
forsaken
abandoned
rejected
unloved
unwanted
unpopular
sad
unhappy
forlorn
despondent
lonesome
Opposite:
popular
o without companions; solitary.
"passing long lonely hours looking onto the street"
Similar:
solitary
unaccompanied
alone
lone
by oneself/itself
 without companions
companionless
Opposite:
sociable
o (of a place) unfrequented and remote.
"a lonely stretch of country lane"
Similar:
deserted
uninhabited
unfrequented
unpopulated
desolate
barren
isolated
remote
out of the way
secluded
sequestered
off the beaten track
in the back of beyond
in the middle of nowhere
godforsaken
lone
Opposite:
populous
crowded

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