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English adjective: adrift

1. adrift aimlessly drifting


Synonymsafloat, aimless, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirected


Similarpurposeless


Antonymspurposeful

2. adrift afloat on the surface of a body of water


SamplesAfter the storm the boats were adrift.


Similarafloat


Antonymsaground


English adverb: adrift

1. adrift floating freely; not anchored


SamplesThe boat wasset adrift.

2. adrift off course, wandering aimlessly


SamplesThere was a search for beauty that had somehow gone adrift.









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