unpartnered
Flying solo romantically
Unpartnered describes someone without a romantic partner or spouse: She's been happily unpartnered for years.
The term is neutral and matter-of-fact, avoiding the connotations of loneliness that cling to words like single or unmarried.
It can also describe things lacking a counterpart or match: an unpartnered sock.
Not legally wed
- unwedNot hitched
- bachelorUnwed male adult
- bacheloretteUnmarried woman
- spinsterUnmarried older woman
singleton · singlehood · solo · uncommitted · unattached · available · eligible · celibate
Not joined or connected
- unconnectedNot joined or linked
- disengagedNot participating or invested
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- separateTo set apart
independent · unaligned · nonaligned · freelance · unsponsored · unsigned · unbacked · unrepresented
Separated from others
- lonesomeSad from isolation
- solitaryExisting alone, apart
- forlornSad and abandoned
- alienatedMade distant or hostile
estranged · disconnected · yearning · melancholy · wistful · abandoned · neglected · withdrawn
Able to provide independently
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
- self-reliantAble to provide independently
- empoweredGiven power to act
- self-directedManaging oneself without supervision
self-standing · standalone · self-supporting · self-assured · individualistic · self-contained · unaided · self-governed
unmarried
Not legally wed
- unwedNot hitched
- bachelorUnwed male adult
- bacheloretteUnmarried woman
spinster · singleton · singlehood · solo · uncommitted · unattached · available · eligible · celibate · dateless
unattached
Not joined or connected
- unconnectedNot joined or linked
- disengagedNot participating or invested
- detachedApart or uninvolved
separate · independent · unaligned · nonaligned · freelance · unsponsored · unsigned · unbacked · unrepresented · free-agent
isolated
Separated from others
alienated · estranged · disconnected · yearning · melancholy · wistful · abandoned · neglected · withdrawn · reclusive
self-sufficient
Able to provide independently
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
- self-reliantAble to provide independently
- empoweredGiven power to act
self-directed · self-standing · standalone · self-supporting · self-assured · individualistic · self-contained · unaided · self-governed · self-made
- singlessingle, bachelor, bachelorette, unmarried, unwed
unpartneredpartnered
Joined with another
coupled · married · in a relationship · attached · committed
unpartneredpartnered
Joined with another
affiliated · associated · allied · in partnership · collaborating
partner, partners, partnership, partnered, partnering, partnerships, ex-partner