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

3 senses of maroon

Sense 1
maroon -- (a person who is stranded (as on an island); "when the tide came in I was a maroon out there")
       => unfortunate, unfortunate person -- (a person who suffers misfortune)

Sense 2
maroon -- (a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color)
       => purplish red, purplish-red -- (a red with a tinge of purple)

Sense 3
maroon -- (an exploding firework used as a warning signal)
       => firework, pyrotechnic -- ((usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb maroon

2 senses of maroon

Sense 1
maroon, strand -- (leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue; "the travellers were marooned")
       => abandon, forsake, desolate, desert -- (leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children")

Sense 2
maroon -- (leave stranded on a desert island without resources; "The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island")
       => isolate, insulate -- (place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates")

Antonyms of adj maroon

1 sense of maroon

Sense 1
maroon, brownish-red -- (of dark brownish to purplish red)

INDIRECT (VIA chromatic) -> achromatic, neutral -- (having no hue; "neutral colors like black or white")

Similarity of adj maroon

1 sense of maroon

Sense 1
maroon, brownish-red -- (of dark brownish to purplish red)
       => chromatic (vs. achromatic) -- (being or having or characterized by hue)