forlorn (Meaning)
forlorn (s)
marked by or showing hopelessness
forlorn ()
of Forlese
forlorn (v. t.)
Deserted; abandoned; lost.
Destitute; helpless; in pitiful plight; wretched; miserable; almost hopeless; desperate.
forlorn (n.)
A lost, forsaken, or solitary person.
A forlorn hope; a vanguard.
Synonyms & Antonyms of forlorn
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- enraptured
- jovial
- upbeat
- buoyant
- delighted
- blissful
- sunny
- chipper
- merry
- rhapsodic
- rapturous
- mirthful
- mirthful
- hopeful
- jubilant
- buoyed
- optimistic
- joyful
- glad
- jolly
- happy
- jolly
- blithe
- delighted
- excited
- jubilant
- ecstatic
- joyful
- buoyed
- exultant
- cheerful
- joyous
- enraptured
- jovial
- euphoric
- excited
- exuberant
- merry
- buoyant
- gleeful
- glad
- optimistic
- rapturous
- exuberant
- ecstatic
- hopeful
- rhapsodic
- gleeful
- happy
- exultant
- upbeat
- cheerful
- blissful
- joyous
- sunny
- cheery
- blithe
- chipper
- euphoric
- cheery
Synonyms:
- hangdog
- down
- melancholic
- downhearted
- depressing
- sorrowful
- crestfallen
- doleful
- mournful
- heartsick
- blue
- hopeless
- disconsolate
- uneasy
- disappointed
- suicidal
- low-spirited
- wretched
- troubled
- despondent
- brokenhearted
- droopy
- worried
- joyless
- woeful
- downcast
- glum
- distressed
- woebegone
- dejected
- gloomy
- inconsolable
- saddened
- heavyhearted
- upset
- heartsore
Antonyms:
- smiling
- sanguine
- gladsome
- energetic
- rhapsodical
- lively
- gladsome
- sanguine
- bouncing
- overjoyed
- jocund
- entranced
- spirited
- springy
- gladdened
- lively
- entranced
- frisky
- rosy
- perky
- smiling
- laughing
- jocose
- rosy
- exhilarated
- sprightly
- satisfied
- lightsome
- content
- jocose
- content
- bouncing
- overjoyed
- laughing
- vivacious
- vital
- perky
- gladdened
- satisfied
- vivacious
- jaunty
- animated
- jocular
- vital
- blithesome
- jocund
- energetic
- frisky
- sprightly
- springy
- blithesome
- elated
- spirited
- elated
- rhapsodical
- lightsome
- animated
- jaunty
- exhilarated
- jocular
Synonyms:
- elegiac
- saturnine
- tearful
- wailing
- dolorous
- dismal
- gray
- cheerless
- lugubrious
- weeping
- agonized
- dreary
- dispirited
- darkening
- dark
- morose
- plaintive
- morbid
- desolate
- cast down
- comfortless
- low
- unquiet
- somber
- black
- funereal
- grey
- down in the mouth
- bleak
- anguished
- regretful
- lachrymose
- drear
- murky
- disheartened
- grieving
- sombre
- discouraged
- rueful
- aggrieved
- sullen
- despairing
- sunk
Antonyms:
- zippy
- lighthearted
- encouraged
- sprightful
- gratified
- pleased
- peppy
- cavalier
- grinning
- pleased
- thrilled
- beaming
- zippy
- carefree
- careless
- heartened
- grinning
- boon
- lighthearted
- sprightful
- easygoing
- easygoing
- insouciant
- thrilled
- encouraged
- peppy
- careless
- insouciant
- boon
- unconcerned
- cavalier
- unconcerned
- heartened
- beaming
- carefree
- gratified
forlorn Sentence Examples
- The abandoned house stood forlornly on the edge of the desolate town.
- The old man's eyes held a forlorn expression as he watched his family leave.
- The scattered toys in the playground evoked a sense of forlorn abandonment.
- The skeletal tree branches reached out forlornly towards the gloomy sky.
- The lost puppy wandered the streets, its plaintive cries echoing a forlorn plea for help.
- The lone figure sat by the window, his forlorn gaze fixed on the fading sunset.
- The broken statue lay forlornly in the dust, a poignant reminder of forgotten glories.
- The desolate moor stretched out forlornly before them, offering only barrenness and solitude.
- The forlorn expression on her face spoke volumes about the heartbreak she had endured.
- The abandoned church steeple stood forlornly above the overgrown graveyard, a haunting symbol of time's passage.
FAQs About the word forlorn
marked by or showing hopelessnessof Forlese, Deserted; abandoned; lost., Destitute; helpless; in pitiful plight; wretched; miserable; almost hopeless; desperate
melancholy,sad, bad, sorry, unhappy, heartbroken, depressed, miserable, hangdog, down
enraptured, jovial, upbeat, buoyant, delighted, blissful, sunny, chipper, merry, rhapsodic
The abandoned house stood forlornly on the edge of the desolate town.
The old man's eyes held a forlorn expression as he watched his family leave.
The scattered toys in the playground evoked a sense of forlorn abandonment.
The skeletal tree branches reached out forlornly towards the gloomy sky.
