CASTAWAY Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of castaway

as in reject

one who is cast out or rejected by society one theory is that Easter Island was first settled by castaways from Polynesia

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insider

castaway

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adjective

as in lost

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Recent Examples of castaway

Noun

Fantasizing about a castaway escape, with a remote island drop-off and beach picnic for two? — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 Other castaways struggled with how to present themselves on screen while playing this game of cons and elimination. — Shaan Merchant, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026

Adjective

Chartering a speedboat, we were whisked into the bay, a spellbinding expanse of calm, amniotic water dotted with more than 50 tiny islands and pristine beaches that called to mind castaway fantasies. — David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025 Colts head coach Shane Steichen has found something in castaway quarterback Daniel Jones. — Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 28 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for castaway

Recent Examples of Synonyms for castaway

Noun

And both the immune and eliminated designers are high on their own power; Elizabeth, in particular, is acting mighty haughty for a woman whose ruffled scarlet satin dress looks like a reject from the Westworld costume department.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 July 2026
The most opinionated of these rejects is Smarty Pants, a basic toilet-training tech tool given an amusingly snarky attitude by Conan O’Brien.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026

Definition of reject

Noun

As Davud is drawn back into addiction, Shams grows increasingly isolated among the building’s workers, veterans and outcasts.

— Marta Balaga, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
But the island was also a haven for outcasts and pirates and merchants, from across Europe and the Levant and beyond, who came to the Caribbean to seek their fortunes or to help grow the fortunes of others.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of outcast

Adjective

Coming up from a rough childhood with an absent father and addicted mother, Vanity Fair reported, Shakur combined a love of hip-hop and other performing arts with classical poetry and Shakespeare.

— Andy Rose, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Even before his exit, workers described Hassabis as absent, especially compared to Google cofounder Sergey Brin, who came out of retirement to help the company’s AI efforts.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of absent

Noun

The Valkyries, as an expansion club, were constructed originally out of WNBA castoffs and skilled international players.

— Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Then, earlier this week, fans got a reminder from another trade castoff who has helped to define some of their ongoing anxieties.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of castoff

Adjective

In 2014, Sony had a new Spider-Man movie coming out and enlisted another artist to help add Queens’s most famous superhero to the image, along with a misplaced Statue of Liberty.

— Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
The 30-year-old connected on a misplaced sinker in Friday’s seventh inning, driving the pitch over Fenway Park’s large centre-field wall.

— Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Definition of misplaced

Noun

The best part of the movie is Murray Bartlett’s wise leper, a man who for the vast majority of his screen time is covered head to toe.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026
Robin also strikes up a friendship with a soulful, philosophical leper (Murray Bartlett, covered in wrappings from head to toe), who somehow recognizes his good qualities.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026

Definition of leper

Adjective

As an episodic series, across the first several episodes, Anna investigates a murder, a bank robbery and a missing girl.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
In Season 2, a boxer on the rise named Danny Moon (Jin Ha) hires Sugar to find his missing, wayward brother, Ji-Seok (Raymond Lee).

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026