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adjective

Definition of strandednext
as in landed
resting on the shore or bottom of a body of water stranded whales often die because their bodies overheat on the hot sand

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stranded

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verb

past tense of strand
1
as in wrecked
to cause irreparable damage to (a ship) by running aground or sinking the ghostly remains of ships that had been stranded by the reef

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as in left
to cause to remain behind he just drove off, stranding her in some dinky town with just a few bucks and the clothes she was wearing

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Recent Examples of stranded
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There is a possibility of being stranded on Hatteras Island for multiple days. — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2026 Two Utah residents who hiked Mount Shasta in Northern California were rescued after they became stranded during a perilous 36-hour journey through freezing conditions. — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 Two hikers who were stranded and freezing for 36 hours on Mount Shasta in northern California were rescued by search teams Tuesday afternoon in what is the third rescue this month from the area, authorities said. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 In Utah, dozens of runners and volunteers who were part of the Moab 240 ultramarathon were evacuated Sunday after being stranded by flooding. — Jaimie Ding, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026 Local passengers have reported being stranded when a Waymo cruised into floodwater. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 11 Oct. 2026 Earlier this summer, an American tourist was stranded in Sicily after volcanic activity from Mount Etna disrupted flights, forcing her to scramble for an alternative route home to New York. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026 The survivors—stranded in the remote Andes Mountains—would not be located for more than two months. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Oct. 2026 They got stranded, lost control of plans, and figured out how to navigate unfamiliar places with each other. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stranded
  1. grounded
  2. wrecked
  3. abandoned
  4. beached
Adjective
  • Director Destin Daniel Cretton wanted a more grounded, street-level Spider-Man, with the city itself integral to the story.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
  • By evening, the Moon enters Sagittarius and pulls you toward something more grounded and familiar.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of grounded
Verb
  • Researchers believe the ship may have been traveling from the Levantine coast, which runs from Turkey in the north to Egypt in the south, to Troy or Crete when it was wrecked.
    — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The story centers on an influencer whose life is wrecked by an online pile-on.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of wrecked
Verb
  • Naturally, the company that helped pioneer online diamond shopping hasn’t abandoned the internet.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Executives from ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, BP and TotalEnergies abandoned the event, the FT reported, due to the potential danger.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of abandoned
Adjective
  • Despite these efforts, high tide came and went, and the whale remained beached.
    — Robin Romm, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
  • Hundreds of sea turtles become beached or stranded every year from injury, disease, illness or environmental threats, the zoo says.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Stranded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stranded. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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