FORLORN: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for FORLORN?

Need another word that means the same as “forlorn”? Find 40 synonyms and 30 related words for “forlorn” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Forlorn” are: unhappy, sad, miserable, sorrowful, dejected, despondent, disconsolate, wretched, abject, morose, regretful, heartbroken, down, downcast, dispirited, downhearted, crestfallen, depressed, melancholy, blue, gloomy, glum, mournful, despairing, doleful, woebegone, woeful, tearful, long-faced, joyless, cheerless, out of sorts, desolate, deserted, abandoned, forsaken, forgotten, neglected, hopeless, with no chance of success

Forlorn as an Adjective

Definitions of "Forlorn" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “forlorn” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• (of an aim or endeavour) unlikely to succeed or be fulfilled.
• Marked by or showing hopelessness.
• Pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely.

Synonyms of "Forlorn" as an adjective (40 Words)

abandoned	Free from constraint- Liam O’Flaherty. An abandoned car.
abject	Of the most contemptible kind. The most abject slaves joined in the revolt.
blue	Used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War who wore blue uniforms. A blue jay.
cheerless	Causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy. Something cheerless about the room.
crestfallen	Brought low in spirit. He came back empty handed and crestfallen.
dejected	Affected or marked by low spirits. Is dejected but trying to look cheerful.
depressed	(of an object or part of an object) in a lower position, having been pushed down. Depressed inner city areas.
deserted	Forsaken by owner or inhabitants. Deserted beaches of soft sand.
desolate	Crushed by grief. A low desolate wail.
despairing	Showing the loss of all hope. He gave a despairing little shrug.
despondent	In low spirits from loss of hope or courage. Despondent about his failure.
disconsolate	Causing dejection. She left Fritz looking disconsolate.
dispirited	Marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm. A dispirited and resigned expression on her face.
doleful	Causing grief or misfortune. The child s doleful expression.
down	Denoting a flavour variety of stable quark having relatively low mass and an electric charge of 1 3 In the Standard Model protons and neutrons are composed of up and down quarks. Click on the down arrow.
downcast	Directed downward. You mustn t be downcast.
downhearted	Discouraged; in low spirits. Fans must not be downhearted even though we lost.
forgotten	Not noticed inadvertently. He was scolded for his forgotten chores.
forsaken	Abandoned or deserted. A journey into forgotten and forsaken places.
gloomy	Dark or poorly lit, especially so as to appear depressing or frightening. Gloomy predictions.
glum	Showing a brooding ill humor. A glum hopeless shrug.
heartbroken	Full of sorrow. He was heartbroken at the thought of leaving the house.
hopeless	Very bad or incompetent. I m hopeless at mathematics.
joyless	Not experiencing or inspiring joy. A joyless man.
long-faced	Having a face longer than the usual.
melancholy	Having a feeling of melancholy sad and pensive. She felt a little melancholy.
miserable	Contemptible (used as a term of abuse or for emphasis. You miserable skunk.
morose	Showing a brooding ill humor. She was morose and silent when she got home.
mournful	Filled with or evoking sadness. Her large mournful eyes.
neglected	Lacking a caretaker. Shaw s neglected one act comedy A Village Wooing.
out of sorts	Directed outward or serving to direct something outward.
regretful	Feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone. Felt regretful over his vanished youth.
sad	Of things that make you feel sad Christina Rossetti. They looked at her with sad anxious faces.
sorrowful	Feeling or showing grief. A sorrowful tale of death and despair.
tearful	Causing tears; sad or emotional. Tearful eyes.
unhappy	Unfortunate. The unhappy or sad news.
with no chance of success	Quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of.
woebegone	Affected by or full of grief or woe- George du Maurier. His sorrow made him look haggard and woebegone.
woeful	Very bad; deplorable. The remark was enough to establish his woeful ignorance about the theatre.
wretched	Characterized by physical misery. Spent a wretched night on the floor.

Usage Examples of "Forlorn" as an adjective

• A forlorn cause.
• A forlorn attempt to escape.
• Forlorn figures at bus stops.
• The last forlorn attempt.

Associations of "Forlorn" (30 Words)

alone	Radically distinctive and without equal. They were not alone in dissenting from the advice.
celibate	A person who abstains from marriage and sexual relations. Celibate priests.
exclusively	As the only source. I can exclusively reveal that Gail shares a birthday with Rod Stewart.
hermit	A hummingbird found in the shady lower layers of tropical forests, foraging along a regular route.
homesick	Longing to return home. He was homesick for America after five weeks in Europe.
isolate	A culture of microorganisms isolated for study. Social isolates often become careless of their own welfare.
isolation	An instance of isolating something, especially a compound or microorganism. He opposed a policy of American isolation.
lone	Lacking companions or companionship. A lone wolf.
lonely	Lacking companions or companionship. Felt sad and lonely.
lonesome	Being the only one; single and isolated from others. Spent a lonesome hour in the bar.
misunderstood	Incorrectly interpreted or understood. A misunderstood criticism.
outsider	A contestant (human or animal) not considered to have a good chance to win. He started as a rank outsider.
pariah	An outcast. They were treated as social pariahs.
privacy	The state of being free from public attention. She returned to the privacy of her own home.
recluse	A person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people. He s a bit of a recluse.
remote	A remote control device. A remote possibility.
seclude	Keep (someone) away from other people. I secluded myself up here for a life of study and meditation.
secluded	Hidden from general view or use. A secluded romantic spot.
separated	Separated at the joint. A separated shoulder.
sequester	A general cut in government spending. Non precipitating water softeners use complex phosphates to sequester calcium and magnesium ions.
single	Advance a runner by hitting a single. The kingdom was ruled over by a single family.
sole	Put a new sole on to a shoe. The join between the upper and the sole.
solely	Not involving anyone or anything else; only. He is solely responsible for any debts the company may incur.
solitary	One who lives in solitude. Solitary farmsteads.
troglodyte	A hermit.
unappreciated	Not fully understood, recognized, or valued. She had been brought up in a family where she felt unappreciated and undervalued.
unrewarding	Not rewarding or satisfying. It was dull unrewarding work.
unsociable	Not enjoying or making an effort to behave sociably in the company of others. Watching TV is a fairly unsociable activity.
unsung	Not celebrated or praised. Unsung heroes of the war.
vacant	Void of intelligence or thought. The throne is never vacant.