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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There are no more “wreckers” scouring the beach for treasures or “charity houses” nestled into the dunes to shelter stranded sailors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Thousands of Indians are among the estimated 20,000 seafarers stranded by the Strait of Hormuz blockade.

From Barron's • May 25, 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

The dead whale was discovered last weekend, two weeks after a private bid aimed at rescuing the humpback that spent weeks stranded along Germany's Baltic Sea coast.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

I reminded them that they themselves were stranded out here.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

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