Synonyms:
alone(p), lone(a), lonely(a), solitary
Meaning: 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"
Synonyms:
lonely, lonesome
Meaning: 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"
Usage examples
A LONELY RIDE
How lonely I was!
Genji still felt lonely.
Added to all this, she was lonely.
How lonely and shelterless the common looked!
“You must find it pretty lonely here, Bates.
She's been over every day to cheer my lonely pillow.
"It's a lonely road, you know," he called after me. . . .
The teepees around the lakes were gone, save one lonely dwelling.
But Harry did not know any of these officers and he felt a little lonely.