lonelier
Feeling more abandoned
Lonelier is the comparative form of lonely, describing a greater degree of isolation or solitude than something else.
A place can feel lonelier than expected, or a person lonelier after a loss: The house felt lonelier after the kids moved out.
She was lonelier in the crowd than she'd been at home alone.
Completely abandoned or discarded
- desertedLeft behind, uninhabited
- neglectedNot given proper attention
- jiltedAbruptly rejected romantically
- rejectedRefused or turned away
shunned · discarded · cast-off · stranded · marooned · left-behind · forgotten · disowned
Sad and abandoned
- wistfulSadly longing for something
- sorrowfulFilled with grief
- heartbrokenOverwhelmed with grief
- dejectedLow in spirits
despondent · disconsolate · woeful · mournful · tearful · gloomy · downcast · crestfallen
Set apart, private
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
- cut-offSeparated or terminated
- segregatedForcibly kept separate
- quarantinedIsolated to stop infection
ostracized · exiled · alienated · detached · remote · cloistered · sequestered · shut-in
Aching with prolonged desire
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- achingExperiencing dull pain
- wistfulSadly longing for something
- nostalgicLonging for the past
homesick · heartsick · lovesick · bereft · wanting · missing · craving · hungering
Examining one's own mind
- reflectiveCasting back light
- meditativeInclined toward deep reflection
- quietLacking in sound
- pensiveQuietly, sadly thoughtful
brooding · thoughtful · inward · soul-searching · withdrawn · ruminative
forsaken
Completely abandoned or discarded
- desertedLeft behind, uninhabited
- neglectedNot given proper attention
- jiltedAbruptly rejected romantically
rejected · shunned · discarded · cast-off · stranded · marooned · left-behind · forgotten · disowned · spurned
forlorn
Sad and abandoned
- wistfulSadly longing for something
- sorrowfulFilled with grief
- heartbrokenOverwhelmed with grief
dejected · despondent · disconsolate · woeful · mournful · tearful · gloomy · downcast · crestfallen · blue
secluded
Set apart, private
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
- cut-offSeparated or terminated
- segregatedForcibly kept separate
quarantined · ostracized · exiled · alienated · detached · remote · cloistered · sequestered · shut-in · walled-off
pining
Aching with prolonged desire
nostalgic · homesick · heartsick · lovesick · bereft · wanting · missing · craving · hungering · empty
introspective
Examining one's own mind
- reflectiveCasting back light
- meditativeInclined toward deep reflection
- quietLacking in sound
pensive · brooding · thoughtful · inward · soul-searching · withdrawn · ruminative
- loneliness epidemicSocietal surge in disconnection
- urban lonelinessIsolation amid city crowds