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| Main Entry: | derelict |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | destitute or down-and-out person |
| Synonyms: | beggar, bum, castaway, dawdler, drifter, floater, grifter, hobo, ne'er-do-well, outcast, renegade, skidrow bum, stiff, stumblebum, tramp, vagabond, vagrant |
| Main Entry: | outcast |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is unwanted, not accepted |
| Synonyms: | bum*, castaway, derelict, displaced person, exile, expatriate, fugitive, gypsy, hobo*, persona non grata*, rascal, refugee, reprobate, tramp, untouchable, vagabond, vagrant, wretch, deportee |
| Antonyms: | favorite, friend, idol |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pariah |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | social outcast |
| Synonyms: | bum*, castaway, derelict, displaced person, exile, expatriate, fugitive, hobo*, leper, outsider, persona non grata*, rascal, refugee, tramp, undesirable, vagabond, vagrant, waif, deportee |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | refugee |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person running from something, often oppression |
| Synonyms: | émigré, alien, castaway, derelict, deserter, displaced person, emigrant, escapee, exile, expatriate, foreigner, foundling, fugitive, leper, maroon, outcast, outlaw, prodigal, renegade, runaway, DP, boat person, defector, evacuee, expellee, homeless person, stateless person |
| Main Entry: | waif |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lost or unclaimed person or thing |
| Synonyms: | castaway, drop*, fetch*, flotsam, foundling, orphan, ragamuffin, stray, urchin, dogie, homeless one, jetsam |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | discarded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | rejected |
| Synonyms: | abandoned, castaway, damaged, deserted, discontinued, forsaken, neglected, obsolete, out-of-date, outmoded, repudiated, run-down, useless, worn-out, castoff, done with, junked, scrapped, shelved, thrown away, thrown out |
| Antonyms: | kept, up-to-date, worthwhile |
| Main Entry: | failure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who does not succeed |
| Synonyms: | also-ran*, bankrupt, beat*, bum, castaway, deadbeat, derelict, disappointment, dud*, flop, good-for-nothing*, incompetent, insolvent, loafer, loser, lumpy, nobody, prodigal, washout*, born loser, defaulter, has-been, might-have-been, moocher, no-good, nonperformer, turkey, underachiever |
| Antonyms: | success, achiever |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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