Synonyms of stranding

stranding 1 of 2

noun

as in wrecking

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• salvage
• recovery
• salvaging

• salvage
• recovery
• salvaging

stranding

2 of 2

verb

present participle of strand

1

as in shipwrecking

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
• shipwrecking
• scuttling
• beaching
• foundering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recovering
• salvaging

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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