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stranded

stranded

147 4.0
Unable to leave a place because no help or transport is available
  • adjective
  • /ˈstrændɪd/
: varado
  • Stranded passengers crowded the lounge.
  • stranded travelers
  • stranded passengers

I think we're gonna be like stranded on the ship, dude.

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Examples

  • In the Grafton, five men were stranded for about two years.

  • When the current came up, we got a couple of kids got stranded on this island over here.

  • I think we're gonna be like stranded on the ship, dude.

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  • Can you tell us that story from the book about the guy who got stranded at sea in the raft?

  • Stranded Indian citizens were brought home on return flights.

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  • Speaker, I have constituents stranded in Morocco and Vietnam.

  • It's not a plane crash, it's just she's left unexpectedly stranded in a beach town.

  • Stranded and alone, Becca is soon befriended by Derric, a Ugandan orphan adopted by a local family.

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  • After the storm hit, many hikers were stranded in the mountains without shelter.

  • Due to the heavy snowfall, travelers were stranded at the airport for several days.

Synonyms

stuck
vsstranded
690 1.0

Not able to move because something holds or traps you

involves being left without means to move but emphasizes abandonment not obstruction
trapped
vsstranded
361 4.4

Unable to escape from a dangerous place or situation, for example when surrounded by attackers

is about being left helpless or cut off rather than danger caused confinement
isolated
vsstranded
88 3.8

Far from other places or people and hard to reach

means being left without means to move and helpless, not just remote distance
mired
vsstranded
29 7.8

In a bad situation that stops progress like being stuck in mud

refers to being left helpless or cut off rather than trapped by complications
high and dry
vsstranded
  • Informal
17 6.3

Someone has no help or basic things in a difficult situation

focuses on lacking help or resources rather than physical inability to move
marooned
vsstranded
14 7.9

Alone in a place you cannot leave

is broader, covers being left helpless or cut off in any situation
in the lurch
vsstranded
  • Informal
2 8.2

Left without help at an important time

emphasizes social abandonment at key moments rather than being physically cut off
up the river without a paddle
vsstranded
  • Informal
1 9.9

To be in a difficult situation with no way out

is more about being left cut off physically than hopeless general difficulty

Antonyms

mobile
191 2.7

Able to change or move easily

How Stranded

marooned
14 7.9
stranded
147 4.0
trapped
361 4.4
stuck
690 1.0

Surface Forms

stranded positive

Morphology

stranded = strand (transparent) = strand + ed

Formed by the regular past-participle/adjectival suffix '-ed' added to the verb 'strand', so a learner who knows 'strand' and '-ed' can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Stranded comes from the verb strand, a long-ago word for the 'shore' or 'beach' and later for 'to leave on the shore'. So, to be stranded is like being left on a shore with no way to move or get help.