friendless
Lacking any allies
Friendless means having no friends—lacking companions or allies.
The word carries a note of pathos, suggesting isolation or abandonment: a friendless old man in a nursing home, She felt friendless in the new city.
Someone can be temporarily friendless or fundamentally so, unable to form connections.
Excluded from a group
- shunnedPersistently avoided socially
- excludedShut out, denied entry
- outcastShunned, rejected person
- rejectedRefused or turned away
spurned · unwanted · unwelcome · uninvited · blacklisted · banished · exiled · disowned
Left behind completely
- forsakenCompletely abandoned or discarded
- desertedLeft behind, uninhabited
- neglectedNot given proper attention
- forgottenNo longer recalled
left-behind · discarded · ditched · stranded · marooned · orphaned · jilted · dumped
Without others present
- solitaryExisting alone, apart
- soloPerformance by one
- reclusiveSeeking isolation from others
- hermiticSeeking complete seclusion
withdrawn · secluded · isolated · lonesome · unaccompanied · companionless · recluse · hermit
Separated by emotional distance
- disconnectedSeparated from a source
- marginalizedPushed to society's edges
- displacedShifted from proper location
- separatedPut or kept apart
distanced · cut-off · adrift · rootless · unmoored · alienated · disenfranchised · outsider
Felt aversion toward
- despisedIntensely disliked, held contemptible
- scornedRegarded with contempt
- loathedIntensely hated
- hatedRegarded with intense dislike
avoided · shunned · unfavored · disfavored · undesirable · unlovable · off-putting · repellent
ostracized
Excluded from a group
rejected · spurned · unwanted · unwelcome · uninvited · blacklisted · banished · exiled · disowned · snubbed
abandoned
Left behind completely
- forsakenCompletely abandoned or discarded
- desertedLeft behind, uninhabited
- neglectedNot given proper attention
forgotten · left-behind · discarded · ditched · stranded · marooned · orphaned · jilted · dumped · bereft
alone
Without others present
hermitic · withdrawn · secluded · isolated · lonesome · unaccompanied · companionless · recluse · hermit · anchorite
estranged
Separated by emotional distance
- disconnectedSeparated from a source
- marginalizedPushed to society's edges
- displacedShifted from proper location
separated · distanced · cut-off · adrift · rootless · unmoored · alienated · disenfranchised · outsider · stranger
disliked
Felt aversion toward
hated · avoided · shunned · unfavored · disfavored · undesirable · unlovable · off-putting · repellent · unappealing
friendlessbefriended
Became a companion to
well-connected · attached · supported · networked · beloved
friendlesspopular
Widely admired by many
well-liked · beloved · liked · sought-after · adored