List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 8

SYNONYMS: alone, lonely, lonesome, solitary.
These adjectives are compared as they describe lack of companionship.

Alone emphasizes being apart from others but does not necessarily imply unhappiness: I do not like to be alone at night.
Lonely often connotes painful awareness of being alone: She was a pitiful and lonely woman.
Lonesome emphasizes a plaintive desire for companionship: He was lonesome for his absent wife.
Solitary often shares the connotations of lonely and lonesome: He led a solitary life in the desert.