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. Kamala Harris:

   Were at an inflection point. The constant chaos leaves us adrift. The incompetence makes us feel afraid, the callousness makes us feel alone. Its a lot. And heres the thing : We can do better and deserve so much more. We must elect a president who will bring something different, something better, and do the important work. A president who will bring all of us togetherBlack, White, Latino, Asian, Indigenousto achieve the future we collectively want. We must elect Joe Biden.

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. Sherry Rehman:

   People are adrift, livestock and crops are damaged.

4. Steve Rock:

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

5. 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.