| Adj. | 1. | lonely - 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"unaccompanied - without accompaniment or companions; "the soloist sang unaccompanied"; "it had dramatic energy unaccompanied by an adequate sense of dramatic form"; "unaccompanied women were excluded" | |
| 2. | lonely - 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"dejected - affected or marked by low spirits; "is dejected but trying to look cheerful" | |
| 3. | lonely - separated from or unfrequented by others; remote or secluded; "a lonely crossroads"; "a solitary retreat"; "a trail leading to an unfrequented lake" | |
| 4. | lonely - enjoyed or performed alone; "a lonely existence"; "his lonely room"; "took a solitary walk"; "enjoyed her solitary dinner"; "solitary pursuits such as reading"unsocial - not seeking or given to association; being or living without companions; "the unsocial disposition to neglect one's neighbors" | |