FRIENDLESS Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

friendless

adjective

Definition of friendless

as in withdrawn

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Recent Examples of friendless Don’t choose this option If that road to peace is permanently closed, as Netanyahu’s coalition intends, Israel will condemn itself to perpetual warfare and to being a pariah nation in a friendless world. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026 Next up, Holland reprises his role as Peter Parker five years after fans last saw him in the role in 2021’s No Way Home, which concludes with the world forgetting his identity, leaving Peter alone and friendless. — Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026 Perhaps helped along by gendered expectations of strength and silence, the idea that men are friendless has taken hold. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 There’s already basically no legal trade between Venezuela and the United States and, other than Cuba, Venezuela is essentially friendless in world politics. — Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 9 Dec. 2025 That leaves it friendless, brittle, and uncreative—and, paradoxically, that leaves it vulnerable when fighting, too. — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025

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Adjective

In an era of ball-to-feet No 10s and withdrawn strikers, Welbeck stays high up the pitch, runs the channels and occupies defenders.

— Liam Tharme, New York Times, 27 July 2026
The withdrawn earnings are taxed as ordinary income, the Treasury said.

— Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 11 July 2026

Definition of withdrawn

Adjective

Sawtooth National Forest officials have determined the fire was human-caused from an unattended campfire used to cook food near Alturas Lake on July 11 or July 12.

— Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 14 Aug. 2026
The publication cited officials in North Dakota as saying the death was classified as unattended, meaning there were no witnesses there at the time.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of unattended

Adjective

No wonder the new York head coach cut quite the forlorn figure on the touchline during the closing exchanges, even allowing for his post-match words of defiance for the boo boys.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
England reached stumps on 103-4 after 15 overs, still needing 270 runs in its seemingly forlorn chase of 373 to win on a deteriorating pitch and heading for a first defeat in a home series of three or more tests since 2012.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 June 2026

Definition of forlorn

Adjective

Another isolated shower or storm chance arrives Sunday, mainly across southern Minnesota, but most of the weekend should remain dry.

— Joseph Dames, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Most locations may just experience low overcast, but isolated locations and a handful of observations have reported visibility as low as a quarter of a mile.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of isolated

Adjective

Others were more barren, with dusty volcanic rocks and jagged cliffs surrounding secluded turquoise coves.

— Annie Daly, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
Indeed, every room has a private balcony that looks out on either the lake’s clear-blue waters or the botanical gardens, which include a secluded swimming pool.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of secluded

Adjective

His sensitivity does not protect him from the violent currents rushing through his friend group, eventually taking him away from his cloistered suburban world.

— Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2026
Much of the film is sun-soaked and colorful and filled with the rhythm and chaos of life in a cloistered, liminal community.

— JD Linville, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of cloistered

Adjective

What brought him back to this sad, lonely spot after an entire decade?

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026
Cycle north along the beach to Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park, where hiking trails, lonely sands, picnic sites, and kayak rentals fronting a freshwater lake await.

— Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of lonely

Adjective

These two solitary characters who don’t have a lot of people around them, that’s not a very dramatic premise.

— Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2026
Both groves and solitary practitioners may be affiliated with larger organizations typically known as orders, each promoting its own particular approach to modern Druidry.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

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