All forlorn synonyms
forΒ·lorn
F f adj forlorn
- hopeless β providing no hope; beyond optimism or hope; desperate: a hopeless case of cancer.
- lonely β affected with, characterized by, or causing a depressing feeling of being alone; lonesome.
- pathetic β causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable: a pathetic letter; a pathetic sight.
- depressed β If you are depressed, you are sad and feel that you cannot enjoy anything, because your situation is so difficult and unpleasant.
- oppressed β to burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; subject to a burdensome or harsh exercise of authority or power: a people oppressed by totalitarianism.
- despondent β If you are despondent, you are very unhappy because you have been experiencing difficulties that you think you will not be able to overcome.
- deserted β abandoned; forsaken: the problems of deserted wives and children.
- desolate β A desolate place is empty of people and lacking in comfort.
- desperate β If you are desperate, you are in such a bad situation that you are willing to try anything to change it.
- miserable β wretchedly unhappy, uneasy, or uncomfortable: miserable victims of war.
- helpless β unable to help oneself; weak or dependent: a helpless invalid.
- destitute β Someone who is destitute has no money or possessions.
- pitiful β evoking or deserving pity: a pitiful fate.
- abandoned β An abandoned place or building is no longer used or occupied.
- alone β When you are alone, you are not with any other people.
- bereft β If a person or thing is bereft of something, they no longer have it.
- blue β Something that is blue is the colour of the sky on a sunny day.
- cheerless β Cheerless places or weather are dull and depressing.
- cynical β If you describe someone as cynical, you mean they believe that people always act selfishly.
- defenseless β If someone or something is defenseless, they are weak and unable to defend themselves properly.
- despairing β marked by or resulting from despair; hopeless or desperate
- destroyed β to reduce (an object) to useless fragments, a useless form, or remains, as by rending, burning, or dissolving; injure beyond repair or renewal; demolish; ruin; annihilate.
- disconsolate β without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable: Loss of her pet dog made her disconsolate.
- dragging β marked by or involving the wearing of clothing characteristically associated with the opposite sex; transvestite.
- forgotten β a past participle of forget.
- forsaken β past participle of forsake.
- friendless β a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.
- fruitless β useless; unproductive; without results or success: a fruitless search for the missing treasure.
- futile β incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful: Attempting to force-feed the sick horse was futile.
- godforsaken β desolate; remote; deserted: They live in some godforsaken place 40 miles from the nearest town.
- homeless β without a home: a homeless child.
- lonesome β depressed or sad because of the lack of friends, companionship, etc.; lonely: to feel lonesome.
- lost β no longer possessed or retained: lost friends.
- pessimistic β pertaining to or characterized by pessimism or the tendency to expect only bad outcomes; gloomy; joyless; unhopeful: His pessimistic outlook kept him from applying for jobs for which he was perfectly qualified.
- solitary β alone; without companions; unattended: a solitary passer-by.
- tragic β characteristic or suggestive of tragedy: tragic solemnity.
- unhappy β sad; miserable; wretched: Why is she so unhappy?
- vain β excessively proud of or concerned about one's own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc.; conceited: a vain dandy.
- woebegone β beset with woe; affected by woe, especially in appearance.
- wretched β very unfortunate in condition or circumstances; miserable; pitiable.
- comfortless β to soothe, console, or reassure; bring cheer to: They tried to comfort her after her loss.
- pitiable β evoking or deserving pity; lamentable: pitiable, homeless children.
- down and out β downward; going or directed downward: the down escalator.
- in the dumps β a depressed state of mind (usually preceded by in the): to be in the dumps over money problems.
adjective forlorn
- sad β Systems Analysis Definition
- dejected β If you are dejected, you feel miserable or unhappy, especially because you have just been disappointed by something.
- inconsolable β not able to be comforted or consoled; disconsolate: She was inconsolable when her son died.
- defenceless β If someone or something is defenceless, they are weak and unable to defend themselves properly.
- neglected β to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
adverb forlorn
- shag β this dance step.