| Main Entry: | unfrequented |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lonely |
Synonyms: |
antithesis and synthesis, argumentation, coherence, connection, course of thought, deduction, deserted, desolate, dialectic, forlorn, godforsaken, good sense, induction, inference, linkage, lonesome, philosophy, ratiocination, rationale, relationship, sanity, sense, sound judgment, syllogism, syllogistics, thesis, train of thought |
| Main Entry: | desolate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unused, barren |
Synonyms: |
abandoned, bare, bleak, derelict, desert, destroyed, dreary, empty, forsaken, godforsaken, isolated, lonely, lonesome, lorn, ruined, solitary, unfrequented, uninhabited, unoccupied, vacant, waste, wild |
| Notes: | lonely adds to solitary a suggestion of longing for companionship, while lonesome heightens the suggestion of sadness; forlorn and desolate are even more isolated and sad |
Antonyms: |
cultivated, populated, used |
| Main Entry: | isolated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unique; private |
Synonyms: |
abandoned, abnormal, alone, anomalous, apart, backwoods, confined, deserted, detached, exceptional, far-out, forsaken, hidden, incommunicado, lonely, lonesome, off beaten track, out-of-the-way, outlying, random, remote, retired, screened, secluded, segregated, sequestered, single, solitary, special, stranded, unaccompanied, unfrequented, unrelated, untypical, unusual, withdrawn |
Antonyms: |
included, incorporated, mingling, public |
| Main Entry: | lonely |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | out-of-the-way |
Synonyms: |
alone, deserted, desolate, godforsaken, isolated, obscure, off the beaten track, private, quiet, remote, removed, retired, secluded, secret, sequestered, solitary, unfrequented, uninhabited |
Antonyms: |
close, frequented, inhabited |
| Main Entry: | quiet |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | calm, peaceful |
Synonyms: |
collected, contented, docile, fixed, gentle, halcyon, hushed, inactive, isolated, level, meek, mild, motionless, pacific, placid, private, remote, reserved, restful, retired, secluded, secret, sedate, sequestered, serene, shy, smooth, stable, stagnant, still, tranquil, unanxious, undisturbed, unexcited, unfrequented, unruffled, untroubled |
Antonyms: |
agitated, troubled |
| Main Entry: | secluded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | isolated, sheltered |
Synonyms: |
abandoned, alone, aloof, beleaguered, blockaded, cloistered, close, closet, confidential, covert, cut off, deserted, hermetic, hidden, incommunicado, insular, isolate, lonely, lonesome, off the beaten track, out-of-the-way, personal, private, quarantined, quiet, reclusive, remote, removed, reserved, retired, screened, secluse, seclusive, secret, segregated, sequestered, shut off, shy, singular, solitary, tucked away, unapproachable, unfrequented, uninhabited, unsociable, withdrawn |
Antonyms: |
joining, mingling, open, public, sociable, socializing |
| Main Entry: | secret |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hidden, unrevealed |
Synonyms: |
abstruse, ambiguous, arcane, backdoor, camouflaged, classified, cloak-and-dagger, close, closet, clouded, conspiratorial, covered, covert, cryptic, dark, deep, disguised, enigmatical, esoteric, furtive, hush-hush, mysterious, mystic, mystical, obscure, occult, on the QT, out-of-the-way, private, recondite, reticent, retired, secluded, shrouded, strange, under wraps, undercover, underground, undisclosed, unenlightened, unfrequented, unintelligible, unknown, unpublished, unseen, veiled |
Antonyms: |
clear, defined, explicit, forthright, honest, open, public, revealed, unconcealed |
| Main Entry: | solitary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | alone, single; unsociable |
Synonyms: |
aloof, antisocial, cloistered, companionless, deserted, desolate, distant, eremetic, forsaken, friendless, hermitical, hidden, individual, introverted, isolated, lone, lonely, lonesome, lorn, misanthropic, offish, only, out-of-the-way, particular, reclusive, remote, reserved, retired, secluded, separate, sequestered, singular, sole, solo, stag, standoffish, unaccompanied, unapproachable, unattended, uncompanionable, unfrequented, unique, unsocial, withdrawn |
Antonyms: |
accompanied, combined, sociable, together |
| Main Entry: | off the beaten path |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not on the usual path |
Synonyms: |
not well-known, off the beaten track, offbeat, out of the ordinary, unfrequented, unusual, unvisited |
| Main Entry: | retired |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | done working |
Synonyms: |
cidevant, cloistered, discharged, emeritus, humble, immured, inactive, otiose, retiring, secluded, sequestered, shy, superannuated, unfrequented, withdrawn |