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

In a media briefing, Richard Meade, editor in chief of Lloyd’s List, said for the first time in 110 days, ships owned by major companies were crossing the strait after effectively being marooned there since February. — Mae Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026

In a media briefing, Richard Meade, editor in chief of Lloyd's List, said for the first time in 110 days ships owned by major companies are transiting the strait after effectively being marooned there since February. — Duarte Dias, CBS News, 18 June 2026

That many universities have partnered with tech companies to provide students with access to their shiny AI models has only served to rubber stamp and accelerate the tech’s adoption in the classroom, marooning individual instructors to figure out how to work around AI on their own. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 10 June 2026

The oldest sleeper carriage on the Venice-Simplon-Orient-Express, Sleeping Car 3309 was famously marooned in a snow drift sixty miles from Istanbul in 1929. — Rebekah Peppler, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 May 2026