Deserted Places

noun a person who has been shipwrecked and stranded in an isolated place, especially an island

adjective having been shipwrecked and stranded in an isolated place

• The castaway was stranded on a deserted island for months before being rescued.
• The castaway was found on the beach after being lost at sea for days.
• The castaway was shipwrecked and had to survive on their own until help arrived.
• She felt like a castaway in the big city, lost and alone among the crowds.

verb to be stranded or isolated in a place, typically without means of escape

adjective stranded or isolated in a place, typically without means of escape

• The sailors were marooned on a deserted island after their ship sank.
• We got marooned at the beach because our car broke down.
• I felt totally marooned when my friends left me alone at the party.
• After losing my job, I felt marooned in a sea of uncertainty.