Difference between Castaway and Outcast

What is the difference between Castaway and Outcast?

Castaway as a noun is a shipwrecked sailor. while Outcast as a noun is one that has been excluded from a society or system, a pariah.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Cast adrift or ashore; marooned. Shipwrecked.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A shipwrecked sailor. A discarded person or thing. An outcast; someone cast out of a group or society.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: One that has been excluded from a society or system, a pariah.

Example sentence: I'm definitely gonna be an outcast.

We hope you now know whether to use Castaway or Outcast in your sentence.