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castaway

cast·a·way
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kast-uh-wey, kahst-]
    • /ˈkæst əˌweɪ, ˈkɑst-/
    • /ˈkɑː.stə.weɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kast-uh-wey, kahst-]
    • /ˈkæst əˌweɪ, ˈkɑst-/

Definitions of castaway word

  • countable noun castaway A castaway is a person who has managed to swim or float to a lonely island or shore after their boat has sunk. 3
  • noun castaway a person who has been shipwrecked 3
  • noun castaway something thrown off or away; castoff 3
  • adjective castaway shipwrecked or put adrift 3
  • adjective castaway thrown away or rejected 3
  • verb castaway to cause (a ship, person, etc) to be shipwrecked or abandoned 3

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Origin of castaway

First appearance:

before 1520
One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30; noun, adj. use of verb phrase cast away

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Castaway

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

castaway popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

castaway usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for castaway

noun castaway

  • reprobate — a depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person: a drunken reprobate.
  • renegade — a person who deserts a party or cause for another.
  • outlaw — a lawless person or habitual criminal, especially one who is a fugitive from the law.
  • waif — a person, especially a child, who has no home or friends.
  • maroon — dark brownish-red.

adjective castaway

  • castoff — thrown away; discarded; abandoned
  • discarded — to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of: to discard an old hat.
  • out of date — gone out of style or fashion; outmoded; obsolete: out-of-date fashions; out-of-date ideas.

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