
Castaway
Survival Scenario
Refers to extreme situations where someone is left to endure alone in an isolated environment.

Survival shows often feature a castaway scenario.
Adventure Stories
Commonly used in stories of survival and adventure to highlight human resilience.

Robinson Crusoe is a classic tale of a castaway.
Literal Use
Used literally to describe someone stranded, not metaphorically for feeling alone.

The sailors were castaways after the shipwreck.
Compare with
AbandonDesolateForsakeIsolateMaroonShipwreckSolitaryStrand
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