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
This is a telling fantasy—to feel more content in one’s dreamed aloneness than in real society.
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Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aloneness
Noun
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So afternoon, for Gospodinov, is the time for boredom, memory, a kind of weightless solitude—and, now, the time for grief.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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His solitude is interrupted by the arrival of his brother Jem (Sean Bean), who is looking for a connection with his son Brian (Samuel Bottomley), and seeking Ray’s help.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Companies need to find real patterns in the chaos, respect user privacy, and respond quickly to changing trends.—
William Jones,
IndyStar,
6 Nov. 2025
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Despite her and Harry's emphasis on family privacy, Meghan said in her 2022 Variety interview that she wasn't necessarily opposed to Archie or Lilibet one day following her into acting.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Rather than rob the story of its teeth, this enabled me to explore the pain, loneliness and personal demons of my characters with sympathy rather than stinging bite.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Even the smallest diversions seem to make a difference, a testament to the monkeys’ loneliness and privation.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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These motifs take on a symbolic value, according to Sejko, and suggest the loneliness and isolation of power.—
Will Tizard,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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The capital’s development over the past eight years, despite sanctions and the extreme isolation of the Covid-19 pandemic, stunned him.—
Will Ripley,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Aloneness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aloneness. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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