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castaway - 8 thesaurus results
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
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
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
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Synonyms: abandoned, castaway, damaged, deserted, discontinued, forsaken, neglected, obsolete, out-of-date, outmoded, repudiated, run-down, useless, worn-out, castoff, done with, junked, scrapped, shelved, thrown away, thrown out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: foundling
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: orphan
Synonyms: castaway, waif
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
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