adrift Synonyms
Strongest:
- separated
- deserted
- unconnected
- dissociated
- detached
- forgotten
- disjointed
- neglected
- abandoned
- disconnected
- divided
- forsaken
Strong:
- fractionated
- separate
- disunited
- hermetic
- retired
- friendless
- sequestered
- secluded
- cloistered
- desolate
- segregated
- unattached
- insulated
- isolated
- withdrawn
- lorn
- unlinked
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- coupled
- connected
- attached
- next-door
- next-door
- neighboring
- connected
- communicating
- contiguous
- coupled
- contiguous
- neighboring
- adjoining
- communicating
- attached
- adjoining
Weak:
adrift Meaning
adrift (s)
aimlessly drifting
afloat on the surface of a body of water
adrift (r)
floating freely; not anchored
off course, wandering aimlessly
adrift (adv. & a.)
Floating at random; in a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves. Also fig.
FAQs About the word adrift
aimlessly drifting, afloat on the surface of a body of water, floating freely; not anchored, off course, wandering aimlesslyFloating at random; in a drifting co
separated,deserted, unconnected, dissociated, detached, forgotten, disjointed, neglected, abandoned, disconnected
adjacent, accompanied, adjacent, attended,accompanied, attended, coupled, connected, attached, next-door
The small boat was adrift in the open sea, its occupants desperately searching for a way to navigate back to shore.
With no anchor securing it, the abandoned ship remained adrift, at the mercy of the ocean currents.
As the storm intensified, debris from the shipwreck was set adrift, posing a hazard to other vessels in the area.
The lost hiker found themselves adrift in the dense forest, struggling to find any recognizable landmarks.
