Synonyms of marooning

marooning

verb

present participle of maroon

as in leaving

to cause to remain behind

sailors marooned on a desert island

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of marooning

Even as the contestants arrive to begin the season, an important rowing portion of today's marooning challenge remains up in the air due to tumultuous swells. —Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Jan. 2026

Its winds, rain and storm surge damaged tens of thousands of homes, as well as hospitals and roads, marooning entire communities and leaving countless people with no electricity and in need of safe shelter. —Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025

Hina won the marooning challenge, which led to Uli sending Rizo and Kele sending Alex to compete in another challenge for supplies. —Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025