Ishmael

Examples

• All

• After the scandal, he became an Ishmael among his former friends.

• He felt like an Ishmael in his own family.

• In the novel, the main character is portrayed as an Ishmael living on the fringes of society.

• Many Ishmaels wander the streets, searching for acceptance.

• After the scandal, he became an Ishmael among his former friends.

• She felt like an Ishmael at the new school, unable to find anyone to talk to.

• In the novel, the main character is portrayed as an Ishmael living on the fringes of society.

Synonyms

P

pariah

vsIshmael

27 9.0

A person rejected and avoided by other people

is a general term for being rejected from society or home

B

black sheep

vsIshmael

• Offensive

15 4.8

A person who others dislike in a family or group

is broader and means rejection by society or by home

C

castaway

vsIshmael

13 7.2

A person left alone on a deserted island after a shipwreck or abandoned by other people

is about being rejected from society or home rather than physical isolation

O

outcast

vsIshmael

5 5.1

Not accepted by a group or community

is used especially for rejection from either society or the home

Antonyms

I

integrated

1 4.2

Open to people of all races and groups living or working together

A

accepted

1.3

Approved and considered correct by most people in a group

How Rejected

pariah

27 9.0

Ishmael

• Literature

9.3

outcast

5 5.1

outsider

283 4.1

Surface Forms

Etymology