Synonyms for adrift
əˈdrɪftadrift

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1. adrift

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

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

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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

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1. List of paraphrases for "adrift":

   drift

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1. 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.

2. Steve Rock:

   The world is a mess, our society seems adrift and issues related to COVID have made things worse.

3. Deidre Berger:

   These young people have been uprooted and have been cast adrift, they are traumatized, and they have no structure in their daily lives.

4. 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.

5. Floyd McKissick:

   What Biden inherited was a ship that was adrift at sea that he's had to sail on a corrective course to get things back in place, and I think he's done an excellent job in doing so.