📖 Definitions of "Stranded"
- 1
To run aground; to beach.
- 2
To leave (someone) in a difficult situation; to abandon or desert.
- 3
To cause the third out of an inning to be made, leaving a runner on base.
"Jones pops up; that's going to strand a pair."
- 1
To break a strand of (a rope).
- 2
To form by uniting strands.
- 1
(of a person) Abandoned or marooned.
- 2
(of a vessel) Run aground on a shore or reef.
- 3
(of a piece of wire) Made by combining or bundling thinner wires.
- 4
(of expenses or costs) That has become unrecoverable or difficult to recover.
🔄 Synonyms of "Stranded"
3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| isolated | Placed or standing apart or alone; in isolation. |
| unaccompanied | travelling without companions |
| marooned | put ashore and abandoned on a desolate island or coast |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Stranded"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| aground | (nautical, of a normally floating craft) Resting on the bottom. |
| isolated | Placed or standing apart or alone; in isolation. |
| unaccompanied | travelling without companions |
| marooned | put ashore and abandoned on a desolate island or coast |
| beachedverb | Stranded and helpless, especially on a beach |
| stopped | (more generally) In the state resulting from having stopped. |
| groundedverb | (of a person) With well-considered priorities through a good understanding of what truly matters. |
| insulated | Protected from heat, cold, noise etc, by being surrounded with an insulating material. |
| locked | Having undergone locking; secured by a lock. |
| pinned | Having (a specified kind or number of) pins. |
| wedged | (computing, slang) Stuck; incapable of proceeding without help, though not having crashed. |
| frozen | Having undergone the process of freezing; in ice form. |
| gated | Having a gate or other restricted access. |
| confined | Not free to move. |
| braided | Plaited, woven, entwined. |
| trapped | Caught in a trap. |
| crushed | Pulverized, rendered into small, disconnected fragments. |
| detaineenoun | Someone who is detained, especially in custody or confinement. |
| twisted | Consisting of two or more threads, strands or the like intertwined; formed by twisting or twining. |
| constrained | Kept within close bounds; confined. |
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