castaway

The word “castaway” has 3 syllables: cast-a-way

It's pronounced as /ˈkæstəˌweɪ/

What is synonym and antonym for castaway?

In the thesaurus, “castaway” has 27 synonyms and 10 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for castaway along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for castaway

absent
castoff
deportee
derelict
exile
forgotten
gone
irrecoverable
irretrievable
leper
lost
maroon
mislaid
misplaced
missing
offscouring
outcast
outlaw
outsider
pariah
reject
renegade
reprobate
shipwreck
unknown
untouchable
waif

Antonyms for castaway

cherished
insider
loved
owned
possessed
prized
protected
retained
treasured
valued

Meanings of castaway

noun
1. A shipwrecked sailor.
2. A discarded person or thing.
3. An outcast; someone cast out of a group or society.
adjective
1. Cast adrift or ashore; marooned.
2. Shipwrecked.
3. Cast out; rejected or excluded from a group.

Example Sentences

The novel tells the story of a lonely castaway on a remote island.
Rescuers searched the shore for any sign of the castaway.
He felt like a social castaway after moving to a new city.
The movie follows a castaway struggling to survive at sea.
The sailor became a castaway when his ship was destroyed in the storm.

On this page you'll find 37 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to castaway, such as: absent, castoff, cherished, deportee, derelict, exile, forgotten.

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