Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun castaway

2 senses of castaway

Sense 1
outcast, castaway, pariah, Ishmael -- (a person who is rejected (from society or home))
       => unfortunate, unfortunate person -- (a person who suffers misfortune)

Sense 2
castaway, shipwreck survivor -- (a shipwrecked person)
       => abandoned person -- (someone for whom hope has been abandoned)