Synonyms for castaway


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kast-uh-wey, kahst-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæst əˌweɪ, ˈkɑst-


Définition of castaway

Origin :
  • late 15c., "one who is rejected," from the verbal phrase (c.1300, literal and figurative), from cast (v.) + away (adv.). Specific sense "one adrift at sea" is from 1799. The adjective is first recorded 1540s.
  • noun shipwrecked person
Example sentences :
  • The castaway killed it with an oar; but after that who would have slept?
  • Extract from : « Bonaventure » by George Washington Cable
  • We could no more leave it, than the castaway sailor could leave his desert island.
  • Extract from : « The Desert Home » by Mayne Reid
  • The saturnalia that succeeded the capture of the castaway had come to a close.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Slaves » by Mayne Reid
  • "I am no castaway, aunt Charlotte," said Linda, rising to her feet.
  • Extract from : « Linda Tressel » by Anthony Trollope
  • If it were true that she was in very fact already a castaway, why should she not go with him?
  • Extract from : « Linda Tressel » by Anthony Trollope
  • For ever afterwards,—for ever and ever and ever,—she must be a castaway.
  • Extract from : « Linda Tressel » by Anthony Trollope
  • To be in all respects a castaway,—a woman to whom other women would not speak!
  • Extract from : « Linda Tressel » by Anthony Trollope
  • They had told her that she was a castaway, and she had half believed it.
  • Extract from : « Linda Tressel » by Anthony Trollope
  • She would not even yet be a castaway if it might be possible to save herself!
  • Extract from : « Linda Tressel » by Anthony Trollope
  • And then, to be a castaway, sharing her treasure with another!
  • Extract from : « Linda Tressel » by Anthony Trollope

Words or expressions associated with your search


Most wanted synonyms

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019