Feeling Wheel
What feeling lonely is like
Loneliness is sadness from a lack of companionship or connection. You can feel it on your own or in a crowd.
Lonely or isolated?
Lonely is the sadness of missing connection. Isolated is being cut off from people, which may or may not feel lonely. Read more about feeling isolated.
Finding lonely on the feelings wheel
On the Feeling Wheel, lonely sits in the Alone group. Start in the middle of the wheel with alone, then move outwards to lonely. If it's close but not quite right, the other alone words below may fit better. It's also normal to feel more than one thing at once.
Other words in the Alone group
Alone words describe distance from other people, whether you chose it or not.
- Withdrawn Feeling the desire to avoid social contact
- Rejected Feeling refused or dismissed by others
- Excluded Feeling denied access to a place, group, or privilege
- Abandoned Feeling left completely alone
- Vulnerable Feeling exposed to harm
- Persecuted Feeling unfairly targeted or mistreated
- Isolated Feeling cut off from others
- Alienated Feeling separated or estranged from others
Name what you're feeling
Feeling Wheel puts all 118 of these words on one wheel. Tap the ones that fit, add a note if you like, and see your patterns over time. Free on iPhone and Android.