maroon
To leave someone stranded in a place they cannot escape from.
maroon in a sentence
- The pirates marooned the traitor on a tiny island with one bottle of water.
- A broken-down train could maroon passengers far from any station for hours.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to maroon?
- Arescue
- Bstrand
- Csave
- Dcollect
Show the answer
B: strand. The other three mean the opposite of maroon.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to maroon?
- Arescue
- Bstrand
- Cdump
- Dabandon
Show the answer
A: rescue. The other three mean nearly the same as maroon.
Words that mean something similar
strand, abandon, dump
Words that mean the opposite
rescue, save, collect
More words about places & settings
- nautical: To do with ships, sailors and the sea.
- nomad: A person who moves from place to place instead of living in one home.
- oasis: A green place in a desert where there is water.
- occupy: To live in, fill or take up a space.
- odour: A smell, often an unpleasant one.
- outskirts: The outer edges of a town or city, far from the centre.
- peril: The threat of serious danger.
- perilous: Very dangerous.
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