What is a simile for loneliness?

Answer 1

As lonely as a social outcast

As lonely as cloud

As lonely as a deserted island, old person etc.

Answer 2

One example of a simile for lonely is "as lonely as a single cloud in the sky".
Another similar to the one above is "as lonely as a deserted island in the vast ocean".
"As lonely as a deserted ship" is another example. One similar to that is "as lonely as a shipwreck on the bottom of the ocean".

Here are some more examples:

• As lonely as the last doughnut in the box.
• As lonely as the sole Survivor of the apocalypse.
• As lonely as the toys that are discarded when new ones are bought.
• Her loneliness was like an empty hole in her heart.
• The loneliness was like a being the kid in the orphanage who was too old to be adopted.

Further Information:
I recommend a book called Similes Dictionary by Elyse Sommer. You can find it in these places:

• Amazon UK
• Amazon US

I also recommend a useful website called Simile Stack, though it may not be as insightful as the book. Click here to visit it.

Answer 3

One way to describe loneliness is by saying someone is as lonely as a single twin. Another way may be to say that someone is as lonely as a baby bird in an empty nest.

Answer 4

as lonely as a pea in a sweetcorn tin x

Answer 5

as lonely as me

Answer 6

as lonely as a person on a deserted island

Answer 7

As lonely as a cloud