companionless
Lacking any friends
Companionless means without a companion—alone, unaccompanied.
The word carries a note of absence or loss rather than mere solitude: She sat companionless at the party while her friends danced.
Literary and somewhat old-fashioned, it emphasizes the lack of someone who might otherwise be expected.
Without others present
- unaccompaniedWithout others present
- soloPerformance by one
- solitaryExisting alone, apart
- singleOne in number
lone · lonesome · by oneself · unattended · unescorted · partnerless · friendless · mateless
Wanting companionship
- forlornSad and abandoned
- lonesomeSad from isolation
- desolateBleak and abandoned
- bereftDeprived through loss
heartbroken · melancholy · wistful · yearning · pining · sorrowful · dejected · downcast
Separated from others
- estrangedSeparated by emotional distance
- alienatedMade distant or hostile
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- separatedPut or kept apart
disconnected · cut-off · remote · reclusive · sequestered · withdrawn · hermitic · insular
Free from external control
- self-reliantAble to provide independently
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
- self-sufficientAble to provide independently
- unattachedNot joined or connected
free · unaided · self-supporting · self-contained · unencumbered · unfettered · unbeholden · self-standing
Shunned, rejected person
- ostracizedExcluded from a group
- shunnedPersistently avoided socially
- excludedShut out, denied entry
- rejectedRefused or turned away
pariah · forsaken · abandoned · cast out · disowned · spurned · banished · blackballed
Set apart, private
- sereneUntroubled and composed
- tranquilCalm and untroubled
- peacefulFree from disturbance
- quietLacking in sound
contemplative · meditative · introspective · retreating · private · undisturbed · unhurried · reflective
alone
Without others present
- unaccompaniedWithout others present
- soloPerformance by one
- solitaryExisting alone, apart
single · lone · lonesome · by oneself · unattended · unescorted · partnerless · friendless · mateless · spouseless
lonely
Wanting companionship
bereft · heartbroken · melancholy · wistful · yearning · pining · sorrowful · dejected · downcast · crestfallen
isolated
Separated from others
separated · disconnected · cut-off · remote · reclusive · sequestered · withdrawn · hermitic · insular · cloistered
independent
Free from external control
- self-reliantAble to provide independently
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
- self-sufficientAble to provide independently
unattached · free · unaided · self-supporting · self-contained · unencumbered · unfettered · unbeholden · self-standing · footloose
outcast
Shunned, rejected person
- ostracizedExcluded from a group
- shunnedPersistently avoided socially
- excludedShut out, denied entry
rejected · pariah · forsaken · abandoned · cast out · disowned · spurned · banished · blackballed · snubbed
secluded
Set apart, private
quiet · contemplative · meditative · introspective · retreating · private · undisturbed · unhurried · reflective · restful
companionlessaccompanied
Went along with someone
escorted · attended · chaperoned · surrounded · befriended
companion, comparable, companions, companionship, companionway, companionate