left alone
Given personal space
Left alone describes being without company or interference.
To leave someone alone is to stop bothering them: Just leave me alone!
Being left alone can mean abandoned or neglected: The children were left alone for hours.
It also indicates something unchanged or undisturbed: If left alone, the wound will heal on its own.
Leave well enough alone advises against unnecessary meddling.
Completely abandoned or discarded
- desertedLeft behind, uninhabited
- strandedLeft without means to leave
- jiltedAbruptly rejected romantically
- dumpedAbruptly ended romantically
discarded · rejected · neglected · ditched · cast aside · forgotten · disowned · orphaned
Set apart, private
- cut offSeparated or disconnected
- estrangedSeparated by emotional distance
- alienatedMade distant or hostile
- segregatedForcibly kept separate
quarantined · ostracized · excluded · shut out · marginalized · separated · detached · withdrawn
Able to provide independently
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
- self-reliantAble to provide independently
- unassistedWithout outside help
- unaidedWithout external support
on one's own · fending for oneself · going solo · free · unbothered · unhindered · unchaperoned · unsupervised
Inclined to deep thought
- introspectiveExamining one's own mind
- meditativeInclined toward deep reflection
- reflectiveCasting back light
- peacefulFree from disturbance
quiet · serene · tranquil · undisturbed · private · secluded · reclusive · cloistered
forsaken
Completely abandoned or discarded
- desertedLeft behind, uninhabited
- strandedLeft without means to leave
- jiltedAbruptly rejected romantically
dumped · discarded · rejected · neglected · ditched · cast aside · forgotten · disowned · orphaned · spurned
secluded
Set apart, private
- cut offSeparated or disconnected
- estrangedSeparated by emotional distance
- alienatedMade distant or hostile
segregated · quarantined · ostracized · excluded · shut out · marginalized · separated · detached · withdrawn · set apart
self-sufficient
Able to provide independently
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
- self-reliantAble to provide independently
- unassistedWithout outside help
unaided · on one's own · fending for oneself · going solo · free · unbothered · unhindered · unchaperoned · unsupervised · undisturbed
contemplative
Inclined to deep thought
- introspectiveExamining one's own mind
- meditativeInclined toward deep reflection
- reflectiveCasting back light
peaceful · quiet · serene · tranquil · undisturbed · private · secluded · reclusive · cloistered · retreating
left aloneaccompanied
Went along with someone
joined · surrounded · attended · escorted · chaperoned
left alonelooked after
Gave attentive care to
cared for · watched over · nurtured · supervised · attended to
leave, alone, left, lonely, lone, leaves, leaving, leftover, loner