being alone
Having no company
Being alone is the state of having no one else present—solitary existence, whether chosen or circumstantial.
The phrase can be neutral or freighted with emotion depending on context.
She enjoyed being alone with her thoughts suggests peaceful solitude, while He couldn't stand being alone implies loneliness or isolation.
Being alone differs from feeling alone; the first is physical, the second emotional.
- hermitageSecluded religious dwelling
- emptinessAbsence of substance
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- isolationComplete separation from others
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
self-reliance · seclusion · recluse · abandonment · self-reflection · introspection · soul searching · mindfulness · singlehood · empty nest · solitude · me time · peace and quiet · detachment · estrangement · independence · quarantine · privacy
- solitudesolitude, isolation, seclusion, solo, solitary
- existentialismexistence, authenticity, existential angst, existential crisis, angst
being alonetogetherness
State of close connection
companionship · congregation · cohabitation · assembly · gathering
being aloneintimacy
Emotional closeness between people
closeness · connection · fellowship · bonding · belonging
being alonecommunity
Collective of connected people
membership · inclusion · social integration · participation · integration