LONELINESS Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

loneliness

noun

Definition of loneliness

as in isolation

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Recent Examples of loneliness Thirty-one percent identified health and wellness, with areas of need including childhood and family grief counseling, suicide prevention, and helping seniors who suffer from loneliness and mobility challenges. — Chris Fusco, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026 Students also read longform journalism, social science research, public health reports and political philosophy on aspects of loneliness. — Justin Vaughn, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026 The second part, though, is that AI provides opportunities for CEOs to have a virtual board of directors, a new person on the team, and a way of interrogating their own thinking which may reduce the loneliness of being a CEO. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026 And Building For The Future Cuts to nonprofit funding, combined with rising community needs and a loneliness epidemic, have created both urgency and opportunity. — Jennifer Sirangelo, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Last year was so much about isolation and loneliness and not being able to ask for help. — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026 The surgeon general's 2023 advisory found roughly half of adults experience loneliness, and the Survey Center on American Life reports 44% have nowhere in their community to go regularly. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2026 While many factors contribute to suicide, loneliness, depression, family problems, and substance abuse can place a teen at especially high risk. — Sarah Vanbuskirk, Parents, 16 Sep. 2026 The work has a loneliness that’s reminiscent of Edward Hopper’s paintings. — Longreads, 15 Sep. 2026

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Noun

These differences have made the apple maggot an important model for studies of host specificity and the possibility of speciation (the evolution of new species) without geographic isolation.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026
Arguing that decades of isolation violated Pike's constitutional rights, the lawsuit ended in a settlement with the state in 2024 that granted her more opportunities to interact with other inmates.

— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of isolation

Noun

Now, all James wants to do is hop in his Cessna, fly deep into the Alaskan wilderness with his best friend, drink some beer, and enjoy the solitude of nature.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
The young artist who arrived for solitude and serious work has become caretaker of someone else’s daughter, someone else’s property, someone else’s peace of mind.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of solitude

Noun

Previously, Electrek reported that Black Tesla workers at the facility were subjected to racial prejudice by way of wage discrimination, segregation, and racial slurs.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 24 Sep. 2026
In response to racial segregation in the 1950s and ’60s, Atlanta Public Schools introduced the Majority-to-Minority, or M-to-M, transfer program.

— Amari Brown, AJC.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of segregation

Noun

These immigrants, who first settled the backcountry of Pennsylvania before pushing farther to the western and southern frontier, brought with them a cultural and linguistic separateness that had an immense impact on the speech of the American heartland.

— Valerie Fridland, Big Think, 21 Apr. 2026
Byrne is generous with his time and attention, but there’s also a Warholian air of mystery about him—a gentle impenetrability, a feeling of separateness.

— Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025

Definition of separateness

Noun

Complimentary yoga is offered daily, alongside a full menu of spa treatments and private soaking pools for those seeking greater seclusion.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026
The seller described the property as a compromise-free version of city living and rural seclusion.

— David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of seclusion

Noun

But as the market grows, sensitivity around privacy is almost certain to become a bigger factor.

— Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026
The new product will let users listen to music, make calls and talk with an AI assistant — there’s just no screen, and no video recording, which has raised privacy concerns with some users recording people without permission.

— Kaitlyn Huamani, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of privacy

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