Synonyms of stranded

stranded 1 of 2

adjective

as in landed

resting on the shore or bottom of a body of water

stranded whales often die because their bodies overheat on the hot sand

Synonyms & Similar Words

• landed
• grounded
• beached
• aground
• high and dry
• alongshore

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• offshore
• afloat

stranded

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verb

past tense of strand

1

as in wrecked

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 & Similar Words

• wrecked
• scuttled
• shipwrecked
• beached
• foundered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recovered
• salvaged

2

as in left

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 & Similar Words

• left
• abandoned
• deserted
• dumped
• marooned
• forsook
• discarded
• quit
• flung
• walked away from
• escaped
• walked out on
• shed
• scrapped
• relinquished
• withdrew (from)
• ignored
• separated (from)
• sacrificed
• vacated
• junked
• rejected
• ditched
• jettisoned
• cut off
• surrendered
• retreated (from)
• took off (from)
• handed over
• gave up
• forgot
• threw away
• delivered
• renounced
• neglected
• shucked (off)
• yielded
• threw out
• disregarded
• repudiated
• disowned
• abjured
• distanced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• had
• owned
• possessed
• kept
• retained
• reserved
• held
• withheld
• reclaimed
• saved
• rescued
• harbored
• redeemed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stranded

Verb

More than 20 day-trippers, campers and anglers were temporarily stranded at Gunnison National Park after mudslides blocked East Portal Road, officials added. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

Last seen in The Marvels (2023), where Monica Rambeau sacrificed herself to close a multiversal rift and ended up stranded on the other side of it, in a universe where the X-Men exist. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Hoffman, who stranded a runner on first in his only outing against the White Sox, is now also focused on not delivering his pitches at a similar point in the pitch clock. — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 20 July 2026

The Padres fell behind early and stranded runners throughout. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026

Gray stranded a total of seven Rays baserunners, including two in each of the first three innings. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026

This can leave consumers stranded if their main source of vehicle service goes out of business. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 19 July 2026

Fishermen found the 46-year-old woman and her 24-year-old son stranded on Balaloho Island, one of the small inhabited isles among the Selayar Islands, officials said. — Mohammad Taufan, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026

When an engine fire knocked out power and plumbing for five days, 4,000 passengers were stranded with overflowing sewage — including, yes, poop — spoiled food and unbearable heat. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026