Adrift synonyms

ə-drĭft'

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drifting
Moving aimlessly or at the mercy of external forces.
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afloat (related)
On a boat or ship away from the shore; at sea.
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bewildered (related)
Baffled, confused, mystified, at a loss, or uncertain.
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uncertain (related)
Not known for certain; questionable.
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aimless
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astray
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aweigh
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derelict
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insecure
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loose
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straying
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wandering
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anchored (antonym)
floating out of control
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stable (antonym)
Not likely to change significantly or to deteriorate suddenly, as an individual's medical condition.
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tied-down (antonym)
floating out of control
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on-course (antonym)
off course
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on-target (antonym)
off course
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purposeful (antonym)
without purpose
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determined (antonym)
without purpose
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planless
Without a plan.
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rudderless
Lacking in direction, control, or coherence:
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undirected
Not directed; not guided
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unanchored
Not anchored; free or liberated.
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unstuck
Freed from being stuck.
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unstaid
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wavery
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to-windward (related)
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overboard (related)
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becalmed (related)
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Adrift Sentence Examples

  • Prevented by ill-health from serving his full term, he found himself adrift in the world, without money or friends.

  • The Turkish fleet, "adrift in the Archipelago" - as the British seamen put it - though greatly superior in tonnage and weight of metal, could never be a match for the Greek brigs, manned as these were by trained, if not disciplined, crews.

  • The commander, Lieutenant William Bligh, was set adrift in the launch with part of the crew, but managed to make his way to Timor in the Malay Archipelago.

  • After a horrible weeping fit, Alice sees the bottle and shrinks herself again, only to find herself adrift in a sea of her own tears.

  • Or it may be the result of economic agnosticism, combined with unwillingness to cut adrift from old moorings.

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