STRANDED: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for STRANDED?

Need another word that means the same as “stranded”? Find 8 synonyms and 30 related words for “stranded” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Stranded” are: isolated, marooned, helpless, in difficulties, beached, grounded, high and dry, stuck

Stranded as an Adjective

Definitions of "Stranded" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “stranded” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• (of a boat, sailor, or sea creature) left aground on a shore.
• Left without the means to move from somewhere.
• Cut off or left behind.

Synonyms of "Stranded" as an adjective (8 Words)

beached	Hauled up or stranded on a beach. A beached whale.
grounded	Well balanced and sensible. For someone so young Chris is extremely grounded.
helpless	Unable to function; without help. Lying ill and helpless.
high and dry	Happy and excited and energetic.
in difficulties	Directed or bound inward.
isolated	Marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements. Tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization.
marooned	Cut off or left behind. Travelers marooned by the blizzard.
stuck	Caught or fixed. This problem has me completely stuck.

Usage Examples of "Stranded" as an adjective

• Several stranded fish in a tide pool.
• A stranded whale.
• She offers a lift to a stranded commuter.

Associations of "Stranded" (30 Words)

braided	(of hair) formed into a braid or braids. A braided river carries an enormous burden of sand and gravel.
cable	Fasten with a cable. Nearly all urban areas are cabled so viewers can choose from up to 20 channels.
cashmere	Woollen material made from or resembling cashmere. A cashmere jumper.
cocoon	Wrap in or as if in a cocoon as for protection. The moth emerged from its pale yellow papery cocoon.
cord	A length of cord. The baby was still attached to its mother by the cord.
cotton	Thread made of cotton fibers. A white cotton blouse.
crochet	Make a garment or piece of fabric using crochet. Crochet a bedspread.
doff	Remove (an item of clothing). The manager doffed his hat to her.
fibre	A substance formed of fibres. A weak person with no moral fibre.
fibrosis	The thickening and scarring of connective tissue, usually as a result of injury.
fleece	A jacket or other garment made from a fleece fabric. The sky was half blue half fleeced with white clouds.
floss	Clean between one s teeth with dental floss. Floss your teeth after every meal.
fur	Animal skin with fur on it or fabric resembling this used in making or trimming garments. Fur or scale not just in kettles but in other hidden parts of the hot water system.
hair	Cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair used for upholstery or stiffening in garments. Thick black hairs on his huge arms.
hank	A coil or skein of wool, hair, or other material. A thick hank of her blonde hair.
hawser	A thick rope or cable for mooring or towing a ship.
knitting	The craft or action of knitting. I put down my knitting.
mohair	A yarn or fabric made from mohair typically mixed with wool. A mohair sweater.
needle	Prick with a needle. A darning needle.
ply	One of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood. Ply an axe.
rope	Fasten with a rope. Coils of rope.
silk	Thread or fabric made from the fibre produced by the silkworm. Some were dressed in racing silks.
string	The stringed instruments in an orchestra. She wore a string of agates round her throat.
tapestry	Something that resembles a tapestry in its complex pictorial designs. Motifs and compositions used in Indian tapestry.
thread	Pass a thread through the eye of a needle or through the needle and guides of a sewing machine. Thread the buttons on to a length of cotton.
twine	Wind or cause to wind round something. Twine a rope.
weave	Include an element in (a story or pattern. Trailers show him with dyed blond hair and in one scene a flowing blond weave.
wire	Provide fasten or reinforce with wires. An undercover police informer who was wearing a wire.
wool	Yarn or textile fibre made from wool. Carpets made of 80 per cent wool and 20 per cent nylon.
yarn	Tell or spin a yarn. He never let reality get in the way of a good yarn.