SOLITARINESS Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

solitariness

noun

Definition of solitariness

as in solitude

the state of being alone or kept apart from others it was the overwhelming solitariness of his existence that caused the marooned sailor to go mad

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Noun

Even in the middle of her solitude, Karol made sure to invite collaborators into the studio to piece together the varied sounds that ripple and sway throughout No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto.

— Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
Many followers pushed back, interpreting Brady’s solitude as peaceful me-time rather than sadness.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of solitude

Noun

Clifton Wade Tucker, 51, faces counts of possession of child pornography and invasion of privacy.

— Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
But the technology is also a snowballing privacy nightmare, according to critics who are fighting back with protests, legislation and websites dedicated to tracking the trackers.

— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of privacy

Noun

Malware installed on a device running macOS, iOS, and Android, for instance, has no ability to defeat this isolation unless the OS itself is compromised through some sort of exotic zero-day exploit.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026
Populations in the Eastern Pacific, Western Atlantic, Eastern Atlantic, and Indo-West Pacific each carried unique genetic signatures, reflecting long periods of genetic isolation.

— Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of isolation

Noun

This method uses genetic variants statistically associated with a tendency towards loneliness or social isolation as proxies to investigate whether those experiences may affect health.

— The Conversation US, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2026
It was associated, however, with more concern about loneliness.

— Diego Guevara Beltran, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of loneliness

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