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