Synonyms of stranding

stranding 1 of 2

noun

as in grounding

Related Words

• grounding
• wrecking
• beaching
• shipwreck
• wreck
• sinking
• shipwrecking
• wreckage
• foundering
• scuttling

Dissimilar Words

• recovery
• salvage
• salvaging

stranding

2 of 2

verb

present participle of strand

1

as in wrecking

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

• wrecking
• scuttling
• shipwrecking
• beaching
• foundering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recovering
• salvaging

2

as in leaving

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stranding

Noun

Similar to a person involved in a car accident, dolphins can become injured and exhausted during a stranding and should never be pushed or dragged back into the water, IFAW warned. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026

And since its stranding, the animal has reportedly been breathing irregularly and hardly moving. — K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2026

The stranding took place at Bigbury Beach in South Devon, about 230 miles southwest of London, according to a statement from the Devon Wildlife Trust, a local conservation charity. — Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025

Verb

The Red Sox won despite stranding six runners over the three innings prior to Monasterio’s winner. — ABC News, 30 July 2026

Wacha also escaped trouble by stranding two runners in the sixth. — Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026

Floodwaters on the Rio Grande temporarily closed the two international bridges on the border with Mexico at Eagle Pass, stranding a few people on the wrong side. — Jesse Bedayn, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

None This finding is a bit more in line with conventional sabermetrics wisdom, which holds that pitchers who dominate the strike zone have better long-term outcomes than those who rely on stranding runners and asking for slick fielding behind them. — Neil Paine, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Unlike Fisker, the EV brand that went bankrupt, stranding its customers without service or parts, Polestar will continue to exist in other countries. — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 10 July 2026

In Mississippi, Highway 49 was covered with up to three feet of water, stranding cars, local officials reported to the weather service. — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 20 June 2026

Schlittler allowed four hits and exited to a standing ovation after stranding two runners in the sixth. — CBS News, 19 June 2026

The Mets failed to hit with runners in scoring position, stranding more than 30 runners over three games against the Atlanta Braves and the Reds from Sunday to Tuesday. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 18 June 2026