FRIENDLESS Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

friendless

adjective

Definition of friendless

as in withdrawn

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Recent Examples of friendless 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In an era of ball-to-feet No 10s and withdrawn strikers, Welbeck stays high up the pitch, runs the channels and occupies defenders.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The withdrawn earnings are taxed as ordinary income, the Treasury said.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Definition of withdrawn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

The airport says the Denver Police Department Bomb Squad checked the unattended luggage and later cleared the bag.

— Christa Swanson, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Updating one’s self-image requires conscious effort; left unattended, the mind defaults to its familiar version.

— Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of unattended

Adjective

As the days went on, Mainoo cut a forlorn figure walking through various post-match mixed zones, often being among the first to board the team bus.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 July 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

By embracing progressive modernization, banks can turn isolated data into fluid intelligence, and secure a massive margin multiplier.

— Jody Bhagat, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Six months later, human remains were discovered on Nunivak Island, an isolated island located in the Bering Sea, but were never identified, Austin McDaniel, a spokesperson for the Alaska Department of Public Safety, told the outlet.

— Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of isolated

Adjective

Insider tip Take the living room stairs up to the second floor where a secluded lounge area awaits.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026
Located in a secluded cove, this waterfront estate has a private, sandy beach – one of the few homes in the town with one.

— Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 1 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

Written during a lonely week while Ross was away visiting family, the song explores the temptation to revisit old relationships simply to avoid being alone.

— Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
But the Jean that Peter Parker (Tom Holland) meets is just a lonely teenager who can’t fully control her powers.

— Eliana Dockterman, Time, 31 July 2026

Definition of lonely

Adjective

Operating as a solitary female among hundreds of men, her historical reality directly informs our current mission.

— Stefano Marrone, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
This is consistent with the idea that solitary (and aggressively hormonal) males were more likely to die in natural traps, such as landslides or sinkholes, increasing the chance that their bones would be preserved over thousands of years.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 30 July 2026

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