" forlornly "

1: as in glumly, morosely;

•  Synonyms : 

•  blackly,

•  darkly,

•  dismally,

•  distressfully,

•  distressingly,

•  dourly,

•  drearily,

•  gloomily,

•  glumly,

•  joylessly,

•  mirthlessly,

•  miserably,

•  morosely,

•  pessimistically,

•  somberly,

•  sullenly,

•  abjectly,

•  cheerlessly,

•  crestfallenly,

•  dejectedly,

•  despairingly,

•  despondently,

•  disconsolately,

•  dispiritedly,

•  downheartedly,

•  low-spiritedly,

•  acutely,

•  harshly,

•  keenly,

•  piercingly,

•  poignantly,

•  severely,

•  sharply,

•  agonizingly,

•  bitterly,

•  dolefully,

•  dolorously,

•  grievously,

•  hard,

•  hardly,

•  inconsolably,

•  lugubriously,

•  mournfully,

•  painfully,

•  plaintively,

•  regretfully,

•  resentfully,

•  ruefully,

•  sadly,

•  sorely,

•  sorrowfully,

•  unhappily,

•  wailfully,

•  woefully,

•  wretchedly,

•  cruelly,

•  hurtfully,

•  ill,

•  rancorously

•  Antonyms : 

•  blissfully,

•  gladly,

•  happily,

•  joyfully,

•  joyously,

•  cheerfully,

•  cheerily,

•  delightedly,

•  gaily,

•  gleefully,

•  good-naturedly,

•  lightheartedly,

•  merrily,

•  mirthfully,

•  rejoicingly,

•  sunnily,

•  blithely,

•  blithesomely,

•  calmly,

•  casually,

•  dispassionately,

•  easily,

•  impassively,

•  indifferently,

•  lightly,

•  nonchalantly,

•  stoically,

•  unconcernedly,

•  favorably,

•  well

1: feeling unhappiness;

  * e.g., " ... she was forlorn when she found out the trip had been cancelled "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bad,

•  blue,

•  brokenhearted,

•  cast down,

•  crestfallen,

•  dejected,

•  depressed,

•  despondent,

•  disconsolate,

•  doleful,

•  down,

•  down in the mouth,

•  downcast,

•  downhearted,

•  droopy,

•  gloomy,

•  glum,

•  hangdog,

•  heartbroken,

•  heartsick,

•  heartsore,

•  heavyhearted,

•  inconsolable,

•  joyless,

•  low,

•  low-spirited,

•  melancholic,

•  melancholy,

•  miserable,

•  mournful,

•  sad,

•  saddened,

•  sorrowful,

•  sorry,

•  unhappy,

•  woebegone,

•  woeful,

•  wretched

•  Antonyms : 

•  blissful,

•  buoyant,

•  buoyed,

•  cheerful,

•  cheery,

•  chipper,

•  delighted,

•  glad,

•  gladdened,

•  gladsome,

•  gleeful,

•  happy,

•  joyful,

•  joyous,

•  jubilant,

•  sunny,

•  upbeat

2: sad from lack of companionship or separation from others;

  * e.g., " ... a forlorn wanderer far from home "

•  Synonyms : 

•  desolate,

•  lonely,

•  lonesome,

•  lorn

•  Antonyms : 

•  bright,

•  cheerful,

•  cheering,

•  cheery,

•  comforting,

•  cordial,

•  festive,

•  friendly,

•  gay,

•  heartwarming,

•  sunshiny

3: causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer;

  * e.g., " ... a forlorn little town whose brief economic boom ended decades ago "

•  Synonyms : 

•  black,

•  bleak,

•  cheerless,

•  chill,

•  Cimmerian,

•  cloudy,

•  cold,

•  comfortless,

•  dark,

•  darkening,

•  depressing,

•  depressive,

•  desolate,

•  dire,

•  disconsolate,

•  dismal,

•  drear,

•  dreary,

•  dreich,

•  elegiac,

•  funereal,

•  gloomy,

•  glum,

•  godforsaken,

•  gray,

•  lonely,

•  lonesome,

•  lugubrious,

•  miserable,

•  morbid,

•  morose,

•  murky,

•  plutonian,

•  saturnine,

•  sepulchral,

•  solemn,

•  somber,

•  sullen,

•  sunless,

•  tenebrific,

•  tenebrous,

•  wretched

•  Antonyms : 

•  hopeful,

•  optimistic