Down and Lonesome

Down

Down adjective - Brought or having come to an end.

Lonesome and down are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lonesome" instead an adjective "Down".

Nearby Word: downed

Lonesome

Lonesome adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Usage example: the playground seems especially lonesome now that there are no young children in the neighborhood

Down and lonesome are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Down" instead an adjective "Lonesome".

Nearby Words: lonely, lone, loner, loneliness

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Command & Conquer: Tiberian Series Havoc, the player character from Renegade is a GDI commando who basically takes down all of NOD by his lonesome.
  • Redshirt Army Two of the Marines get gunned down, and then the third activates his PED and owns the Space Pirates on his lonesome.
    Source: Redshirt Army
  • In his last appearance in the old series The Brigadier was getting into this territory as well, facing down the Destroyer of Worlds all by his lonesome with nothing but a revolver and silver bullets.
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