friendless

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for friendless
Adjective
  • For children, especially, these stressors can quickly lead to meltdowns or withdrawn behavior.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
  • My main criticism is its withdrawn camera, which is set too far away from the action in most stages.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Never leave them unattended in vehicles during high temperatures, as car interiors can quickly become dangerously hot.
    Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 31 May 2025
  • Do not leave young children or pets in unattended vehicles.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • Amtrak is forlorn that its Heartland Flyer service between Oklahoma City and Fort Worth will not be able to continue unless the Texas Department of Transportation forks over more money.
    Dominic Pino, National Review, 12 June 2025
  • Baker worked at the Bee for two years in college, escorting forlorn children to the crying room.
    Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 26 May 2025
Adjective
  • Keep a distance from tall, isolated trees or other elevated objects.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2025
  • For example, Western Australia is number eight on the BBC's list of The 25 Best Places To Go In 2025, home to one of the most isolated big cities on the planet, Perth.
    Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Adjective
  • What To Do Visitors can go full-moon kayaking, explore a 2000-year-old ancient Calusa shell mound, or cruise to secluded islands like Cabbage Key for Gulf shrimp and slow, old-Florida life.
    Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
  • Location Located on the northwestern coast of Guanacaste, Punta Cacique is a secluded cliffside community offering easy access to two neighboring beach towns: Playa Hermosa and Playa del Coco.
    Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2025
Adjective
  • When the local police arrive and suspicion quickly falls on Gabriel, Frida is forced to revisit memories from their upbringing in a cloistered cult in upstate New York, their dramatic escape, and the scandal that followed.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 22 May 2025
  • The walk from Mercedes to Giorgio Baldi’s cloistered front door has become something of a runway for Rhianna over the years.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • As found in the survey, adults who experience daily loneliness are nearly five times more likely to rate their current life poorly compared to those who aren’t lonely.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
  • Skeletal branches created a cathedral over the lonely vehicle where the 64-year-old man had breathed his last, the winter-gray river placid in the background behind a ramble of fences.
    Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2025
Adjective
  • Keep a distance from tall, solitary trees or other elevated structures.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2025
  • The only one fully out of the running with her solitary point (like Phoenix before her) is the people’s princess, Nicole Paige Brooks.
    Chris Feil, Vulture, 6 June 2025
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“Friendless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friendless. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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