English adjective: adrift | |||
1. | adrift aimlessly drifting | ||
Synonyms | afloat, aimless, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirected | ||
Similar | purposeless | ||
Antonyms | purposeful | ||
2. | adrift afloat on the surface of a body of water | ||
Samples | After the storm the boats were adrift. | ||
Similar | afloat | ||
Antonyms | aground | ||
English adverb: adrift | |||
1. | adrift floating freely; not anchored | ||
Samples | The boat wasset adrift. | ||
2. | adrift off course, wandering aimlessly | ||
Samples | There was a search for beauty that had somehow gone adrift. | ||