Antonyms for adrift
əˈdrɪftadrift

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1. adrift

   Antonyms:
   'fait victorious', tight, right, lashed, moored, secure, collected, composed

   Synonyms:
   loose, afloat, agog, abroad, abroach, distracted, disordered

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1. adrift(p), afloat(p), aimless, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirectedadjective

   aimlessly drifting

   Antonyms:
   aground(p), purposeful

2. adrift(p)adverb

   afloat on the surface of a body of water

   "after the storm the boats were adrift"

   Antonyms:
   purposeful, aground(p)

3. adriftadverb

   floating freely; not anchored

   "the boat wasset adrift"

   Antonyms:
   purposeful, aground(p)

4. adriftadverb

   off course, wandering aimlessly

   "there was a search for beauty that had somehow gone adrift"

   Antonyms:
   purposeful, aground(p)

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1. adriftadjective

   Synonyms:
   drifting, derelict, lost

2. adriftadverb

   Synonyms:
   drifting, derelict, lost

How to use adrift in a sentence?

1. Luiz Carlos Heinze:

   If cabinet members are found guilty they have to go. Three have fallen and more could follow. That's not a problem. Temer will still have our support because Brazil was adrift and he has set the economy on a new course.

2. Jack Reed:

   [Austin]will restore direction to a Pentagon that has been left rudderless and adrift for too long under the previous administration, his character and integrity are unquestioned and he possesses the knowledge and skill to effectively lead the Pentagon.

3. Carlotta Sami:

   What is sure is that the (Egypt) route is very long, it is very risky and these people including many families with babies have been adrift at sea for many days, up to a week, we know also that there are a lot of unaccompanied minors, from 12 to 16, 17 years old.

4. Henrique Olifiers:

   Worlds Adrift allows you to go into the game and set your own objectives and go about the game however you choose.

5. Sherry Rehman:

   People are adrift, livestock and crops are damaged.

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