Synonyms of stranding

stranding 1 of 2

noun

as in grounding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grounding
• wrecking
• beaching
• shipwreck
• wreck
• sinking
• shipwrecking
• wreckage
• foundering
• scuttling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recovery
• salvage
• salvaging

stranding

2 of 2

verb

present participle of strand

1

as in wrecking

to cause irreparable damage to (a ship) by running aground or sinking

the ghostly remains of ships that had been stranded by the reef

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wrecking
• scuttling
• shipwrecking
• beaching
• foundering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recovering
• salvaging

2

as in leaving

to cause to remain behind

he just drove off, stranding her in some dinky town with just a few bucks and the clothes she was wearing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leaving
• abandoning
• dumping
• deserting
• marooning
• forsaking
• discarding
• walking away from
• quitting
• flinging
• escaping
• ditching
• walking out on
• shedding
• scrapping
• relinquishing
• sacrificing
• ignoring
• vacating
• throwing away
• jettisoning
• separating (from)
• withdrawing (from)
• surrendering
• yielding
• retreating (from)
• rejecting
• junking
• renouncing
• cutting off
• throwing out
• taking off (from)
• forgetting
• distancing
• delivering
• disregarding
• handing over
• shucking (off)
• neglecting
• giving up
• repudiating
• disowning
• abjuring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• having
• keeping
• retaining
• holding
• possessing
• owning
• reserving
• withholding
• saving
• reclaiming
• harboring
• rescuing
• redeeming