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Lonely vs Secluded - What's the difference?

lonely | secluded | Synonyms |

As adjectives the difference between lonely and secluded

is that lonely is unhappy because of feelings of loneliness while secluded is hidden, isolated, remote.

As a verb secluded is

past tense of seclude.

lonely

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Unhappy because of feelings of loneliness.
  • *
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-08, volume=407, issue=8839, page=52, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= The new masters and commanders , passage=From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.}}
  • unfrequented by people; desolate.
  • without companions; solitary.
  • Synonyms

    * (dejected) lonesome * (unfrequented by people) desolate, desert, empty, unpeopled, unpopulated * (without companions) solitary, alone, unaccompanied

    secluded

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Hidden, isolated, remote.
  • Synonyms

    * off the grid * isolated

    Verb

    (head)
  • (seclude)