stranded

[stran-did] / ˈstræn dɪd /

ADJECTIVE

marooned, abandoned

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aground ashore grounded helpless wrecked

STRONG

beached shipwrecked sidelined sidetracked

WEAK

cast away godforsaken high and dry homeless left at the altar left in the lurch out in left field passed up penniless run aground

Antonyms

WEAK

found

Example Sentences

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A ball dropping, a defender flailing and a striker as cool as can be, cushioning the ball up and over a stranded goalkeeper.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

I was relieved I wasn’t stranded on a mountain, hauling 5 pounds of dead robot weight.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

That blaze was sparked by the flare of a stranded sailor on Friday and had scorched nearly 17,000 acres by Tuesday afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The U.S. extended its own sanctions waiver on Russian oil stranded at sea by 30 days earlier this week.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

I can’t leave them stranded on the prairie.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

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