Castaway
Stranded island dweller
A castaway is a person stranded in an isolated place, especially someone shipwrecked on a deserted island: The castaway survived on coconuts and rainwater.
The word evokes Robinson Crusoe and survival narratives.
As an adjective, it describes things discarded or thrown away: castaway clothing.
Figuratively, a castaway is anyone abandoned or rejected by society.
Left without means to leave
- maroonedLeft stranded and helpless
- survivorOne still alive after
- islandWater-bounded land mass
- rescueSave from harm
raft · wreckage · driftwood · SOS · signal fire · message in bottle · Robinson Crusoe · deserted
- WilsonAnglo-Saxon patronymic surname
- volleyballCourt game over net
- FedExExpress shipping company
- plane crashAircraft accident with impact
dentistry · ice skates · pocket watch · survival drama · four years · transformation · beard · weight loss
Banishment from homeland
- rejectDismiss as unsuitable
- pariahRejected, shunned person
- abandonedLeft behind completely
- forsakenCompletely abandoned or discarded
banished · ostracized · homeless · vagrant · loner · drifter · misfit · unwanted
Protected place or structure
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- fishingCatching aquatic creatures
- coconutHard-shelled tropical drupe
- spearfishingAquatic hunting with sharp poles
freshwater · fire-making · resourcefulness · hunting · isolation · primitive · self-reliance · sustenance
stranded
Left without means to leave
rescue · raft · wreckage · driftwood · SOS · signal fire · message in bottle · Robinson Crusoe · deserted · adrift
Tom Hanks
- WilsonAnglo-Saxon patronymic surname
- volleyballCourt game over net
- FedExExpress shipping company
plane crash · dentistry · ice skates · pocket watch · survival drama · four years · transformation · beard · weight loss · Helen Hunt
exile
Banishment from homeland
forsaken · banished · ostracized · homeless · vagrant · loner · drifter · misfit · unwanted · discarded
shelter
Protected place or structure
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- fishingCatching aquatic creatures
- coconutHard-shelled tropical drupe
spearfishing · freshwater · fire-making · resourcefulness · hunting · isolation · primitive · self-reliance · sustenance · rationing
Castawaysocialite
Prominent figure in fashionable circles
community member · insider · citizen · family member · tribesman