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cast away

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abandoned adj.
lorn adj.
lost adj.
shipwrecked adj.
stranded adj.
fritter v.
maroon v.
spend v.

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

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cast away

"Practical Magic 2" cast away Sony's "Spider-Man" from its weeks-long perch atop the North American box office, industry estimates showed Sunday.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

What should have been a unique way for “Supergirl” to remark on the infantilization projected onto so many women superheroes is cast away as a joke so lame it doesn’t even deserve to be finished.

From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026

Anguished and alone, Nick is similarly cast away, seemingly cursed to spend the rest of his days forsaken in his hometown, now a foreign land.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

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

From Seattle Times ● May 19, 2024

‘One who cannot cast away a treasure at need is in fetters. You did rightly.’

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

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