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| Main Entry: | godforsaken |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | desolate |
| Synonyms: | abandoned, backward, deserted, dismal, distant, empty, forgotten, forlorn, gloomy, isolated, lonely, miserable, neglected, out-of-the-way, remote, secluded, wicked |
| Main Entry: | deserted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abandoned, unoccupied |
| Synonyms: | bare, barren, bereft, cast off, derelict, desolate, empty, forlorn, forsaken, godforsaken*, isolated, left, lonely, neglected, solitary, uncouth, uninhabited, vacant, left in the lurch, left stranded, lorn, relinquished |
| Antonyms: | busy, crowded, populous, populated |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | forlorn |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hopeless, inconsolable |
| Synonyms: | abandoned, alone, bereft, blue*, cheerless, cynical, defenseless, depressed, deserted, desolate, despairing, desperate, despondent, destitute, destroyed, disconsolate, dragging*, forgotten, forsaken, friendless, fruitless, futile, godforsaken*, helpless, homeless, lonely, lonesome, lost, miserable, oppressed, pathetic, pessimistic, pitiful, solitary, tragic, unhappy, vain, woebegone, wretched, comfortless, down and out, in the dumps, pitiable, weighed down |
| 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: | cheerful, happy, hopeful, joyful, pleased, comforted, consolable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | forsaken |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abandoned |
| Synonyms: | cast off, derelict, deserted, desolate, destitute, forlorn, friendless, godforsaken*, isolated, jilted, lonely, outcast, solitary, disowned, ignored, left at the altar, left behind, left in the lurch, lorn, marooned, thrown over |
| Antonyms: | helped, wanted, cherished, nurtured |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | out of the way |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | secluded |
| Synonyms: | backwoods, distant, far-flung, faraway, godforsaken, inaccessible, isolated, lonely, obscure, outer, outermost, outlying, peripheral, remote, off the beaten track, sequestered |
| Antonyms: | accessible, handy, near |
| Main Entry: | stranded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | marooned, abandoned |
| Synonyms: | aground, ashore, beached, godforsaken*, helpless, high and dry, homeless, penniless, shipwrecked, wrecked, cast away, grounded, left at the altar, left in the lurch, on the rocks, out in left field, passed up, run aground, sidelined, sidetracked |
| Antonyms: | found |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | abandoned |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | left alone, deserted |
| Synonyms: | alone, deserted, discarded, dissipated, dropped, empty, forgotten, forsaken, godforsaken*, jilted, left, neglected, outcast, rejected, unoccupied, vacant, cast aside, cast away, dumped, eighty-sixed, eliminated, given up, left in the cold, left in the lurch, on the rocks, passed up, pigeon-holed, relinquished, shunned, side-tracked, sidelined, vacated |
| Antonyms: | defended, supported, adopted, cherished, maintained |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | desolate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unused, barren |
| Synonyms: | abandoned, bare, bleak, derelict, desert, destroyed, dreary, empty, forsaken, godforsaken*, isolated, lonely, lonesome, ruined, solitary, uninhabited, unoccupied, vacant, waste, wild, lorn, unfrequented |
| Antonyms: | used, cultivated, populated |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | empty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | containing nothing |
| Synonyms: | abandoned, bare, barren, blank, clear, dead, deflated, depleted, desert, deserted, desolate, destitute, devoid, dry, exhausted, forsaken, godforsaken*, hollow, lacking, stark, unfilled, uninhabited, unoccupied, vacant, vacuous, void, wanting, waste, despoiled, evacuated, unfurnished, vacated |
| Antonyms: | complete, entire, filled, full, replete, satisfied, sated |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lonely |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | feeling friendless, forlorn |
| Synonyms: | abandoned, alone, apart, deserted, desolate, destitute, disconsolate, down, empty, forsaken, godforsaken, homeless, isolated, left, lone, lonesome, outcast, reclusive, rejected, secluded, single, solitary, unattended, withdrawn, by oneself, comfortless, companionless, estranged, renounced, troglodytic, unbefriended, uncherished, unsocial |
| Antonyms: | loved, befriended, unlonely |
| Main Entry: | remote |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | out-of-the-way; in the distance |
| Synonyms: | alien, back, backwoods, beyond, boondocks*, devious, distant, far, far-flung, faraway, foreign, frontier, godforsaken*, inaccessible, isolated, lonely, lonesome, obscure, off the beaten path*, outlandish, outlying, private, removed, retired, secluded, secret, unknown, unsettled, wild, far-off, god-knows-where, in a backwater, middle of nowhere, off-lying, undiscovered |
| Antonyms: | close, convenient, near, nearby |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lonely |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | out-of-the-way |
| Synonyms: | alone, deserted, desolate, godforsaken, isolated, obscure, private, quiet, remote, removed, retired, secluded, secret, solitary, uninhabited, off the beaten track, sequestered, unfrequented |
| Antonyms: | close, inhabited, frequented |
| Main Entry: | miserable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | destitute, shabby |
| Synonyms: | abject, bad, contemptible, deplorable, despicable, detestable, disgraceful, godforsaken, impoverished, indigent, inferior, lamentable, low, meager, mean, needy, paltry, pathetic, penniless, piteous, poor, poverty-stricken, sad, scanty, shameful, sordid, sorry, squalid, tragic, vile, worthless, wretched, pitiable, scurvy |
| Antonyms: | generous, rich, wealthy |
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