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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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