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Synonyms for maroon
Noun
- 1. maroon, unfortunate, unfortunate person
- usage: a person who is stranded (as on an island); "when the tide came in I was a maroon out there"
- 2. maroon, purplish red
- usage: a dark purplish red to dark brownish red
- 3. maroon, firework, pyrotechnic
- usage: an exploding firework used as a warning signal
Verb
- 1. maroon, strand, abandon, forsake, desolate, desert
- usage: leave stranded or isolated withe little hope og rescue; "the travellers were marooned"
- 2. maroon, isolate, insulate
- usage: leave stranded on a desert island without resources; "The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island"
Adjective
- 1. maroon, brownish-red, chromatic (vs. achromatic)
- usage: dark brownish to purplish red
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