stranded
adjective
strand·ed ˈstran-dəd 
: having a strand or strands especially of a specified kind or number —usually used in combination
double-stranded DNA
strandedness noun
Word History
First Known Use
1769, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
stranded
adjective
strand·ed ˈstran-dəd
: having a strand or strands especially of a specified kind or number —usually used in combination
the double-stranded molecule of DNA
stranded 1 of 2
adjective
as in landed
resting on the shore or bottom of a body of water stranded whales often die because their bodies overheat on the hot sand Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- landed
- grounded
- beached
- aground
- alongshore
- high and dry
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- afloat
- offshore
stranded
2 of 2verb
1
as in wrecked
to cause irreparable damage to (a ship) by running aground or sinking the ghostly remains of ships that had been stranded by the reef Synonyms & Similar Words
- wrecked
- shipwrecked
- scuttled
- beached
- foundered
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- recovered
- salvaged
2
as in left
to cause to remain behind he just drove off, stranding her in some dinky town with just a few bucks and the clothes she was wearing Synonyms & Similar Words
- left
- marooned
- abandoned
- deserted
- dumped
- forsook
- quitted
- discarded
- flung
- quit
- junked
- escaped
- walked away from
- ditched
- walked out on
- jettisoned
- scrapped
- shed
- relinquished
- threw away
- ignored
- sacrificed
- vacated
- rejected
- threw out
- cut off
- surrendered
- disowned
- handed over
- renounced
- forgot
- gave up
- delivered
- neglected
- abjured
- shucked (off)
- yielded
- disregarded
- repudiated
- withdrew (from)
- distanced
- separated (from)
- retreated (from)
- took off (from)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- had
- possessed
- kept
- owned
- retained
- reserved
- held
- reclaimed
- withheld
- saved
- rescued
- harbored
- redeemed