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cast away

ADJECTIVE
abandoned
Synonyms
STRONG
deserted discarded dissipated dropped dumped eliminated empty forgotten forsaken jilted left neglected rejected relinquished shunned sidelined vacated
WEAK
alone cast aside eighty-sixed given up godforsaken left in the cold left in the lurch outcast passed up pigeon-holed side-tracked unoccupied vacant
Antonyms
WEAK
adopted chaste cherished defended innocent maintained moral pure restrained supported virtuous
ADJECTIVE
lorn
Synonyms
WEAK
alone bereft cast aside derelict deserted desolate discarded dissipated dropped dumped eighty-sixed eliminated empty forgotten forlorn forsaken given up godforsaken jilted left left in the cold left in the lurch neglected outcast passed up pigeon-holed rejected relinquished shunned side-tracked sidelined unoccupied vacant vacated
ADJECTIVE
lost
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absent adrift disoriented hidden invisible misplaced vanished
STRONG
disappeared forfeit forfeited gone lacking minus mislaid missed obscured strayed wandering
WEAK
astray at sea down the drain fallen between cracks gone astray irrecoverable irretrievable irrevocable kiss goodbye nowhere to be found off-course out the window unredeemed wayward without
Antonyms
STRONGEST
seen
WEAK
found
ADJECTIVE
shipwrecked
Synonyms
STRONG
grounded marooned reefed stranded wrecked
ADJECTIVE
stranded
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aground ashore grounded helpless wrecked
STRONG
beached shipwrecked sidelined sidetracked
WEAK
godforsaken high and dry homeless left at the altar left in the lurch out in left field passed up penniless run aground
Antonyms
WEAK
found
VERB
fritter
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dissipate lavish misspend squander
STRONG
blow consume dally frivol idle trifle
WEAK
be wasteful with diddle away go through run through spend like water throw away
Antonyms
STRONGEST
hoard save
WEAK
hold store
VERB
maroon
Synonyms
STRONGEST
isolate strand
STRONG
beach desert forsake leave
WEAK
cast ashore leave high and dry
Antonyms
WEAK
care help maintain rescue save take care
VERB
spend
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allocate concentrate consume contribute donate drop employ expend give invest put in settle use waste
STRONG
absorb apply bestow blow confer defray deplete disburse dispense dissipate drain empty exhaust fritter lavish liquidate misspend squander
WEAK
ante up come across come through cough up evote foot the bill hand out lay out outlay pay down pay up run through shell out spring for throw away use up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
build hold keep neglect save shun take take away withhold
STRONG
fill hoard set aside
WEAK
be lazy earn get receive

Example Sentences

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COSTNER: When they weren’t useful, they were just cast away.

From Seattle Times • May 19, 2024

So relax your shoulders, unclench your jaw, cast away any negative misconceptions that you shouldn't have dessert for breakfast, and cut yourself a slice of this rustic Apple galette.

From Salon • Apr. 2, 2022

Why did that song survive when other ones got cast away?

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2022

“Donkeys have been completely cast away from society,” said King, who never married and adopted a child in 2006.

From Washington Post • Dec. 2, 2021

It is a vicious thing, and a cursed thing, surely to be cast away by gods and men alike.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray