All solitary synonyms
solΒ·iΒ·tarΒ·y
S s adj solitary
- castoff β thrown away; discarded; abandoned
- friendless β a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.
- diacritic β a sign placed above or below a character or letter to indicate that it has a different phonetic value, is stressed, or for some other reason
- lone β being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied: a lone traveler.
- in the dumps β a depressed state of mind (usually preceded by in the): to be in the dumps over money problems.
- monkish β of, relating to, or resembling a monk: a monkish manner.
- lonely β affected with, characterized by, or causing a depressing feeling of being alone; lonesome.
- aloof β Someone who is aloof is not very friendly and does not like to spend time with other people.
- desolate β A desolate place is empty of people and lacking in comfort.
- antisocial β Someone who is antisocial is unwilling to meet and be friendly with other people.
- lonesome β depressed or sad because of the lack of friends, companionship, etc.; lonely: to feel lonesome.
- derelict β A place or building that is derelict is empty and in a bad state of repair because it has not been used or lived in for a long time.
- forlorn β desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance.
- down and out β downward; going or directed downward: the down escalator.
- blockaded β the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.
- inhumane β not humane; lacking humanity, kindness, compassion, etc.
- in-humane β not humane; lacking humanity, kindness, compassion, etc.
- laid back β relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
- deserted β abandoned; forsaken: the problems of deserted wives and children.
- anti-social β Someone who is anti-social is unwilling to meet and be friendly with other people.
- insociable β unsociable.
- distant β far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from): a distant place; a town three miles distant from here.
- forsaken β past participle of forsake.
- lorn β forsaken, desolate, bereft, or forlorn.
- hard-hearted β unfeeling; unmerciful; pitiless.
adjective solitary
- desert β A desert is a large area of land, usually in a hot region, where there is almost no water, rain, trees, or plants.
- offish β aloof; unapproachable; standoffish.
- obscure β (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- cool β Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low.
- chill β When you chill something or when it chills, you lower its temperature so that it becomes colder but does not freeze.
- only β without others or anything further; alone; solely; exclusively: This information is for your eyes only.
- oblate β flattened at the poles, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its shorter axis (opposed to prolate).
- hermitlike β Resembling or characteristic of a hermit.
- individual β a single human being, as distinguished from a group.
- eremetic β Of or pertaining to eremites, reclusive, isolated.
noun solitary
- jail β a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- anchorite β a person who lives in seclusion, esp a religious recluse; hermit
- lone hand β Cards. a person who holds a hand so strong that he or she can play a deal without the hand of his or her partner. the hand played by such a person.
- brooder β an enclosure or other structure, usually heated, used for rearing young chickens or other fowl
- loner β a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others: He was always a lonerβno one knew him well.
- jailhouse β a jail or building used as a jail.
- bullpen β In baseball, a bullpen is an area alongside the playing field, where pitchers can practice or warm up.
- friar β Roman Catholic Church. a member of a religious order, especially the mendicant orders of Franciscans, Dominicans, Carmelites, and Augustinians.
- lockdown β the confining of prisoners to their cells, as following a riot or other disturbance.
- gaol β to take into or hold in lawful custody; imprison.
- wallflower β a person who, because of shyness, unpopularity, or lack of a partner, remains at the side at a party or dance.
- bastille β a fortress in Paris, built in the 14th century: a prison until its destruction in 1789, at the beginning of the French Revolution
- eremite β A Christian hermit or recluse.
adv solitary
adverb solitary
- widowed β a woman who has lost her spouse by death and has not remarried.