lonely
adjective
affected with, characterized by, or causing a depressing feeling of being alone; lonesome.
loneliest
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superlativeof lonely.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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One problem with all these efforts to mitigate old-age loneliness, Schiller notes, is that the loneliest generation is actually Gen Z. And the loneliness surveys themselves, she suggests, may be suspect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
“I mean, sometimes the loneliest place for someone like that is in a crowded room,” Rausch observes in recognizing the sensitivity of a fellow introvert.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
Gen Z, it turns out, is the loneliest generation of them all, according to the 2025 Cigna Group report “Loneliness in America.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
Mike Alfred had become convinced by 2021 that he was on to a great idea: building huge data centers for bitcoin mining in some of the loneliest spots in Texas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025
I spent three months as the loneliest man in history and it's finally over.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
