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:
- joyful
- hopeful
- chipper
- merry
- mirthful
- rhapsodic
- happy
- blissful
- rapturous
- jolly
- delighted
- rhapsodic
- sunny
- jovial
- cheery
- chipper
- upbeat
- optimistic
- merry
- happy
- exultant
- rapturous
- cheery
- buoyant
- delighted
- buoyed
- excited
- ecstatic
- mirthful
- glad
- sunny
- joyful
- enraptured
- joyous
- glad
- optimistic
- jubilant
- gleeful
- jubilant
- enraptured
- euphoric
- blissful
- upbeat
- excited
- exuberant
- ecstatic
- exuberant
- euphoric
- cheerful
- gleeful
- jovial
- buoyed
- jolly
- blithe
- hopeful
- cheerful
- blithe
- buoyant
- joyous
- exultant
Synonyms:
- worried
- low-spirited
- disappointed
- woebegone
- heartsick
- doleful
- wretched
- woeful
- mournful
- droopy
- melancholic
- dejected
- sorrowful
- depressing
- heartsore
- glum
- hangdog
- distressed
- heavyhearted
- suicidal
- uneasy
- gloomy
- downhearted
- despondent
- saddened
- upset
- crestfallen
- joyless
- troubled
- disconsolate
- brokenhearted
- hopeless
- down
- downcast
- inconsolable
- blue
Antonyms:
- animated
- vital
- jocund
- perky
- content
- smiling
- overjoyed
- laughing
- energetic
- sanguine
- bouncing
- rosy
- lightsome
- jocular
- springy
- content
- lightsome
- sanguine
- satisfied
- rosy
- blithesome
- exhilarated
- elated
- exhilarated
- rhapsodical
- spirited
- sprightly
- gladdened
- perky
- satisfied
- energetic
- gladdened
- gladsome
- jocular
- jaunty
- lively
- animated
- springy
- jaunty
- elated
- rhapsodical
- entranced
- lively
- vivacious
- jocose
- jocund
- sprightly
- vital
- smiling
- bouncing
- vivacious
- jocose
- laughing
- entranced
- gladsome
- spirited
- frisky
- overjoyed
- blithesome
- frisky
Synonyms:
- dark
- regretful
- bleak
- plaintive
- comfortless
- rueful
- lachrymose
- somber
- lugubrious
- unquiet
- darkening
- murky
- black
- aggrieved
- morose
- sunk
- gray
- sullen
- funereal
- dolorous
- tearful
- elegiac
- weeping
- down in the mouth
- desolate
- dreary
- low
- morbid
- despairing
- grieving
- dispirited
- discouraged
- disheartened
- saturnine
- wailing
- grey
- anguished
- cheerless
- cast down
- sombre
- dismal
- drear
- agonized
Antonyms:
- careless
- encouraged
- thrilled
- heartened
- careless
- unconcerned
- zippy
- boon
- gratified
- cavalier
- peppy
- boon
- pleased
- easygoing
- pleased
- heartened
- thrilled
- peppy
- insouciant
- grinning
- zippy
- gratified
- lighthearted
- beaming
- grinning
- cavalier
- encouraged
- sprightful
- lighthearted
- easygoing
- carefree
- insouciant
- sprightful
- beaming
- unconcerned
- carefree
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
unhappy, heartbroken, miserable, melancholy,sad, bad, depressed, sorry, worried, low-spirited
joyful, hopeful, chipper, merry, mirthful, rhapsodic, happy, blissful, rapturous, jolly
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.
