affected with, characterized by, or causing a depressing feeling of being alone; lonesome.

destitute of sympathetic or friendly companionship, intercourse, support, etc.

a lonely exile.

lone; solitary; without company; companionless.

remote from places of human habitation; desolate; unfrequented; bleak

a lonely road.

standing apart; isolated

a lonely tower.

adjective

befriended , loved , unlonely , close , frequented , inhabited

adjective

abandoned , alone , apart , by oneself , comfortless , companionless , deserted , desolate , destitute , disconsolate , down , empty , estranged , forsaken , godforsaken , homeless , isolated , left , lone , lonesome , outcast , reclusive , rejected , renounced , secluded , single , solitary , troglodytic , unattended , unbefriended , uncherished , unsocial , withdrawnnotes:lonely adds to solitary a suggestion of longing for companionship , while lonesome heightens the suggestion of sadness; forlorn and desolate are even more isolated and sad , obscure , off the beaten track , private , quiet , remote , removed , retired , secret , sequestered , unfrequented , uninhabitednotes:lonely adds to solitary a suggestion of longing for companionship , unaccompanied , forlorn , back , insular , outlying , out-of-the-way , lorn , dreary , homesick