stranded

1
[ stran-did ]
See synonyms for stranded on Thesaurus.com
adjective
  1. left helpless or without transport: Officials said many people remained stranded even though floodwaters were receding.

Origin of stranded

1
First recorded in 1700–10 in its literal sense “run or driven ashore,” and in its figurative sense in 1850–55; strand1 + -ed2

Other words for stranded

Words Nearby stranded

Other definitions for stranded (2 of 2)

stranded2
[ stran-did ]

adjective
  1. composed of a specified number or kind of strands (usually used in combination): a five-stranded rope.

Origin of stranded

2
First recorded in 1805–15; strand2 + -ed3

Other words from stranded

  • strand·ed·ness, noun
  • un·strand·ed, adjective

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use stranded in a sentence

  • A Naval Officer who has seen her says she is lying in shallow water—6 fathoms—bottom upwards looking like a stranded whale.

  • As if to prove that he was a true prophet, the herd split against a rocky pinnacle, and on this we stranded.

    Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
  • But here the artist stranded, the victim of a cabal, despite the protection of Camille Maupin.

    Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
  • Just about now he was utterly stranded, and had to borrow money for even his next day's food.

    Love's Pilgrimage | Upton Sinclair
  • Fat Boy's two hundred and eighty-odd pounds were drooped over his chair like the blubber of an exhausted, beach-stranded whale.

    The Holes and John Smith | Edward W. Ludwig