Synonyms of maroon

maroon

verb

as in to leave

to cause to remain behind

sailors marooned on a desert island

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leave
• strand
• abandon
• desert
• dump
• forsake
• ditch
• walk out on
• walk away from
• shed
• fling
• scrap
• quit
• throw away
• cut off
• discard
• relinquish
• escape
• throw out
• retreat (from)
• withdraw (from)
• vacate
• separate (from)
• hand over
• sacrifice
• ignore
• yield
• jettison
• junk
• give up
• shuck (off)
• surrender
• renounce
• take off (from)
• forget
• reject
• repudiate
• deliver
• disown
• distance
• abjure
• disregard
• neglect

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• have
• retain
• possess
• own
• keep
• reserve
• hold
• withhold
• reclaim
• save
• harbor
• redeem
• rescue

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of maroon

The Kennedy Center has grown increasingly marooned from its many patrons and performing arts peers in recent months, and today has a starkly sparse programming schedule. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 13 Aug. 2026

David is especially marooned, a man of a certain generation in a culture that’s rapidly slipping into illegibility for him. — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026

The impetus for baseball to seize control of in-market games was accelerated by the demise of the Main Street Sports RSNs, which marooned nine MLB clubs. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 15 July 2026

Cox, entering the game, just stood there, awkwardly marooned in foul territory. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 21 June 2026