Maroon — synonyms, definition

1. maroon (a)

carmine cerise cherry crimson red ruby scarlet

2. maroon (Noun)

carmine cerise cherry crimson red ruby scarlet

maroon (Noun) — A person who is stranded (as on an island). ex. "when the tide came in I was a maroon out there"

maroon (Noun) — A dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red colour.

maroon (Noun) — An exploding firework used as a warning signal.

firework purplish red purplish-red pyrotechnic unfortunate unfortunate person

3. maroon (Adjective)

brownish-red

maroon (Adjective) — Of dark brownish to purplish red.

4. maroon (Verb)

strand

maroon (Verb) — Leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue. ex. "the travellers were marooned"

maroon (Verb) — Leave stranded on a desert island without resources. ex. "The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island"

abandon desert desolate forsake insulate isolate