adrift

pronunciation

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Adjective:

aimlessly drifting
afloat on the surface of a body of water
Adverb:

off course

Word Origin

adrift (adv.): 1620s, from a- (1) "on" + drift. Figurative use by 1680s.

Synonym

adj.

free-floating tideborne unmoored unanchored drifting awash derelict

adj.

perplexed at confused sea lost homeless a astray loss stray puzzled wandering

adj.

indecisive shifting fluctuating uncertain wavering inconstant fickle swayable irresolute vacillating

adj.

rudderless undirected directionless aimless unstable purposeless insecure rootless goalless unsettled

Example

1. A chinese girl adrift in london .

2. After the storm the boats were adrift .

3. The sentiment of a germany adrift is felt elsewhere in the eurozone .

4. He turns you adrift on the world with surprising alacrity .

5. Last year 's decision-making spurt quieted complaints that her government was adrift ; arguments within the coalition have become more civil .

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