unbefriended
Definition
- Adjective:
- Without friends or companionship: "unbefriended" describes a person who lacks friends or has no one to offer them support, companionship, or kindness. It emphasizes a state of social isolation or being without allies.
Usage Examples
- (He had no friends to comfort him.)
- (She was without any friends in an unfamiliar place.)
- (The child had no friends or companions.)
Advanced Usage
"to be left unbefriended": to be abandoned or neglected without any friends or support.
- After the scandal, he was left unbefriended by his former colleagues. (They withdrew their friendship and support.)
"an unbefriended soul": a poetic or literary phrase describing a person who is lonely or friendless.
- The novel tells the story of an unbefriended soul wandering the streets of London. (A person without any friends.)
Variants and Related Words
Unbefriendedness (noun): the state or condition of being without friends.
- His unbefriendedness was a source of deep sadness. (His lack of friends caused him sorrow.)
Befriend (verb): to act as a friend to someone; to offer friendship or support.
- She tried to befriend the new student. (She offered friendship to the new student.)
Befriended (adjective): having friends or receiving friendship.
- He felt grateful to be befriended by such kind people. (He was glad to have friends.)
Synonyms
- Friendless: having no friends; alone.
- Companionless: without a companion or companions.
- Alone: being without others; solitary.
Antonyms
- Befriended: having friends or supporters.
- Accompanied: having someone with you; not alone.
- Popular: liked or admired by many people.
Related Idioms
"A friendless state": a condition of having no friends.
- He lived in a friendless state for years. (He was unbefriended.)
"To be without a friend in the world": to have no friends at all.
- After moving abroad, she was without a friend in the world. (She was completely unbefriended.)