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