strand

1 to cause irreparable damage to (a ship) by running aground or sinking the ghostly remains of ships that had been stranded by the reef Synonyms shipwreck, wreckRelated Words beach; founder; scuttleNear Antonyms recover, salvage

2 to cause to remain behind he just drove off, stranding her in some dinky town with just a few bucks and the clothes she was wearing Synonyms abandon, desert, forsake, maroon, quit, leaveRelated Words discard, ditch, dump, fling, jettison, junk, scrap, shed, shuck (off), throw away, throw out; deliver, give up, hand over, relinquish, surrender, yield; escape, retreat (from), take off (from), vacate, withdraw (from); abjure, cut off, disown, reject, renounce, repudiate, separate (from); sacrifice; distance; disregard, forget, ignore, neglectNear Antonyms harbor, have, hold, keep, own, possess, reserve, retain, withhold; redeem, rescue, saveAntonyms reclaim