cast away

as inlost

as instranded
as inshipwrecked
as inlorn
as inabandoned
as inmaroon
as inspend
as infritter

Word Origin & History

mid-13c., "a throw, an act of throwing," from cast (v.). In early use especially of dice, hence figurative uses relating to fortune or fate. Meaning "that which is cast" is from c.1550s. Meaning "dash or shade of color" is from c.1600. The sense of "a throw" carried an idea of "the form the thing takes after it has been thrown," which led to widespread and varied meanings, such as "group of actors in a play" (1630s). OED finds 42 distinct noun meaning and 83 verbal ones, with many sub-definitions. Many of the figurative senses converged in a general meaning "sort, kind, style" (mid-17c.). A cast in the eye (early 14c.) preserves the older verbal sense of "warp, turn."

Example Sentences for cast away

Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.

"'A time to get and a time to lose; a time to keep and a time to cast away,'" he quoted.

We seem to have chosen the most forsaken spot in Denboro to be cast away in.

What had she done for him that he should cast away everything for her sake?

There are plenty of spots where she can be cast away safely and ...

EXPAND

Relevance ranks synonyms and suggests the best matches based on how closely a synonym’s sense matches the sense you selected.

Relevance

A-Z

Length

Synonyms for cast away

adj missing, off-track

cast away

Synonyms for cast away

Antonyms for cast away

More words related to cast away

abandoned

fritter

lorn

lost

maroon

marooned

cast away

Synonyms for cast away

Antonyms for cast away

More words related to cast away

.css-1unrqcp{color:inherit;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}abandoned

fritter

lorn

lost

maroon

marooned

abandoned