forlorn
Lonely, sad and left all alone.
forlorn in a sentence
- The forlorn teddy bear sat in the lost-property box for weeks, waiting for someone to claim him.
- One forlorn penguin stood apart from the huddle, staring sadly across the empty ice.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to forlorn?
- Acheerful
- Bhopeful
- Chappy
- Dlonely
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D: lonely. The other three mean the opposite of forlorn.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to forlorn?
- Ahappy
- Bsad
- Clonely
- Dabandoned
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A: happy. The other three mean nearly the same as forlorn.
Words that mean something similar
lonely, sad, abandoned
Words that mean the opposite
happy, cheerful, hopeful
More words about emotions & feelings
- frantic: Wild with worry, fear or hurry.
- fraught: Full of worry or danger.
- frenzy: A burst of wild, out-of-control excitement or activity.
- fret: To keep worrying about something.
- fume: To be very angry, often without saying anything.
- furious: Wildly angry, so cross that you can hardly keep calm.
- glee: A feeling of great delight and excitement.
- glum: Quietly sad and in low spirits.
More words to explore
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Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test