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sidelined

ADJECTIVE

discarded

Synonyms

STRONGEST

damaged

STRONG

abandoned deserted discontinued forsaken junked neglected outmoded repudiated scrapped shelved

WEAK

cast-off castaway done with obsolete out-of-date run down thrown away thrown out useless worn-out

Antonyms

STRONG

cherished

WEAK

kept up-to-date worthwhile

ADJECTIVE

rejected

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dropped jilted

STRONG

abandoned denied deserted forsaken refused returned shunned

Antonyms

STRONG

cherished

ADJECTIVE

suspended

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deferred delayed

STRONG

halted interrupted

ADJECTIVE

removed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

retired

STRONG

discharged ousted

Antonyms

WEAK

established ignored left

ADJECTIVE

abandoned

Synonyms

STRONG

deserted discarded dissipated dropped dumped eliminated empty forgotten forsaken jilted left neglected rejected relinquished shunned vacated

WEAK

alone cast aside cast away 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 cast away 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 unoccupied vacant vacated

ADJECTIVE

stranded

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aground ashore grounded helpless wrecked

STRONG

beached shipwrecked sidetracked

WEAK

cast away 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

Example Sentences

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Coonts’s father, a logger and farmer, has been sidelined by health problems.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Talks on ending what has spiralled into Europe's worst conflict since World War II have shown little progress and have been sidelined by the Iran conflict.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Mbappe is currently sidelined with a hamstring injury sustained in late April against Real Betis, making him a doubt for Sunday's Clasico against Barcelona.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Turner, who had been running the cable programming division of Time Warner, was unhappy at being sidelined from a significant role after the merger, as AOL took the plum positions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

“Oh God. What’s the matter with our class anyway? It isn’t even June yet and we’ve already got two men sidelined for the Duration.”

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

sidelined

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