ALONENESS Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

aloneness

noun

Definition of aloneness

as in solitude

the state of being alone or kept apart from others it was an overwhelming sense of aloneness that eventually drove the island castaway mad

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Recent Examples of aloneness But the porch light, with only one working bulb, refuses to show us the perfect curves of her aloneness. — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026 This is a telling fantasy—to feel more content in one’s dreamed aloneness than in real society. — Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025

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Noun

Ferlinghetti’s friendship with Jack Kerouac — and his invitations to escape the Bay Area for the solitude of the Big Sur coast — tied the poet and the novelist to the same stretch of rugged landscape that still draws tourists and artists today.

— David Caraccio Updated July 13, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026
Outside of Saturday afternoon Mass, there’s little break to the solitude.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of solitude

Noun

Hamid Khan, an organizer with the privacy advocacy group Stop LAPD Spying, said that his organization has been showing up at police commission meetings to complain about Flock since early 2025.

— Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
The Idaho Statesman’s top stories for Thursday and Friday spanned criminal defense, patient privacy, development and executions.

— Chadd Cripe. Produced with AI assistance, Idaho Statesman, 11 July 2026

Definition of privacy

Noun

The onset of more organ soloing by Emmett over twin guitars is just the barrage needed to slam home the paranoia and loneliness in a song that alternates self-effacement with self-defensive allegations of gaslighting and abandonment.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 11 July 2026
This crucial system is challenged by rising workplace loneliness and a scarcity mindset, eroding casual favor-giving.

— Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of loneliness

Noun

The robots move totes filled with products from order-picking areas to conveyors and have been working in isolation without human workers in their immediate vicinity.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026
Gunville launched Champera and its flagship program, Football Fluency Method, to cure the social isolation that often accompanies burnout.

— Ginger Gentile, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

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