CASTAWAY Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of castaway

as in reject

one who is cast out or rejected by society one theory is that Easter Island was first settled by castaways from Polynesia

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adjective

as in lost

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Recent Examples of castaway

Noun

Rams castaway Cooper Kupp still boasts an unexpected wry sense of humor. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026 Fantasizing about a castaway escape, with a remote island drop-off and beach picnic for two? — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026

Adjective

Chartering a speedboat, we were whisked into the bay, a spellbinding expanse of calm, amniotic water dotted with more than 50 tiny islands and pristine beaches that called to mind castaway fantasies. — David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025 Colts head coach Shane Steichen has found something in castaway quarterback Daniel Jones. — Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 28 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for castaway

Recent Examples of Synonyms for castaway

Noun

And both the immune and eliminated designers are high on their own power; Elizabeth, in particular, is acting mighty haughty for a woman whose ruffled scarlet satin dress looks like a reject from the Westworld costume department.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 July 2026
The most opinionated of these rejects is Smarty Pants, a basic toilet-training tech tool given an amusingly snarky attitude by Conan O’Brien.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026

Definition of reject

Adjective

These are the kinds of measures that turn evidence into fewer lost pregnancies.

— Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Researchers are already documenting these effects, which threaten to render the hard work of wrestling with ideas a lost art.

— Billy J. Stratton, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of lost

Noun

Once a refuge for long-haired hippies, artists, and outcasts, the White Isle is now drenched in superclubs, each bigger, louder, and more theatrical than the next.

— Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
Rahm Emanuel, a former congressman, White House chief of staff and mayor of Chicago, made a stop at Tel Aviv University in July to excoriate Netanyahu for turning Israel into an international outcast.

— Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of outcast

Noun

Ultimately, that could give the Dodgers castoff a chance to remain in the major league picture after his latest stint in Los Angeles.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
The Valkyries, as an expansion club, were constructed originally out of WNBA castoffs and skilled international players.

— Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of castoff

Adjective

The river was backed up for seven miles, with misplaced stacks of timber reaching 50 feet high.

— John Lauritsen, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
The bill’s supporters argued that these raises, concurrent with hikes in student tuition and inadequate pay for staff, revealed the CSU system’s misplaced priorities that needed to be reformed.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of misplaced

Noun

The best part of the movie is Murray Bartlett’s wise leper, a man who for the vast majority of his screen time is covered head to toe.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026
Robin also strikes up a friendship with a soulful, philosophical leper (Murray Bartlett, covered in wrappings from head to toe), who somehow recognizes his good qualities.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026

Definition of leper

Adjective

The body of a missing 63-year-old grandmother from New York City was found near Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, police said Friday.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2026
What was missing, however, was its own identity and a sense of warmth.

— Valentina Lonati, Architectural Digest, 22 Aug. 2026