Companionship and Loneliness

Companionship

Companionship noun - The feeling of closeness and friendship that exists between companions.
Usage example: the widow's pet cats provided her with her only companionship

Loneliness is an antonym for companionship.

Nearby Word: companion

Loneliness

Loneliness noun - Sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned.
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Synonyms for Loneliness

Companionship is an antonym for loneliness.

Nearby Words: lonely, lonesome

How words are described

emotional emotional companionship emotional loneliness
human human companionship human loneliness
total total companionship total loneliness
real real companionship real loneliness
Other adjectives: inherent, general, mutual, eternal.

Both words in one sentence

  • Thus, in your loneliness, you found companionship in my older brother who was in the same boat.
  • Literature / Of Mice and Men Crooks longs for companionship, although he's less open about it and masks his loneliness with surliness.
  • Twice Shy Agape suggests Suchevane tell Trool her feelings, then offer her companionship to ease their mutual loneliness, until such time as he finds a more suitable mate.
    Source: Twice Shy
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