Stranded

adj, verb

adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of strand form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Abandoned or marooned. not-comparable

    "I found myself stranded, lunchless, on the sea-front[…]"

  2. 2
    Run aground on a shore or reef. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Not having any expressed complement. not-comparable
  4. 4
    Made by combining or bundling thinner wires (into a strand). not-comparable
  5. 5
    That has become unrecoverable or difficult to recover. not-comparable

    "With utility deregulation, undepreciated equipment which is now redundant may have to be allocated as stranded costs."

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  1. 6
    Narrowly missing scoring a century or similar milestone because one's team's innings ends. not-comparable
  2. 7
    Having the specified number or kind of strands. in-compounds, not-comparable

    "single-stranded, double-stranded, triple-stranded"

Adjective
  1. 1
    cut off or left behind wordnet

Synonyms

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maroonedagroundanchoredbeachedcastawaycaught

Antonyms

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Example

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"If you were stranded on a desert island, what books would you want to have with you to read?"

Etymology

From strand + -ed

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