| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | left alone, deserted |
| Synonyms: | alone, cast aside, cast away, deserted, discarded, dissipated, dropped, dumped, eighty-sixed, eliminated, empty, forgotten, forsaken, given up, godforsaken, jilted, left, left in the cold, left in the lurch, neglected, on the rocks, outcast, passed up, pigeon-holed, rejected, relinquished, shunned, side-tracked, sidelined, unoccupied, vacant, vacated |
| Antonyms: | adopted, cherished, defended, maintained, supported |
| Main Entry: | ostracize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | exile, banish |
| Synonyms: | avoid, blackball, blacklist, boycott, cast out, cold-shoulder, cut, deport, displace, drop, exclude, excommunicate, expatriate, expel, expulse, leave in the cold, oust, reject, shun, shut out, snub, throw out |
| Antonyms: | embrace, welcome |