Synonyms for floating
ˈfloʊ tɪŋfloat·ing

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1. floating, natationadjective

   the act of someone who floats on the water

   Synonyms:
   natation

   Antonyms:
   committed, settled, immobile, aground(p), fixed

2. floatingadjective

   borne up by or suspended in a liquid

   "the ship is still floating"; "floating logs"; "floating seaweed"

   Synonyms:
   vagabond, floating(a), aimless, drifting, vagrant

   Antonyms:
   immobile, committed, settled, aground(p), fixed

3. aimless, drifting, floating, vagabond, vagrantadjective

   continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another

   "a drifting double-dealer"; "the floating population"; "vagrant hippies of the sixties"

   Synonyms:
   rootless, rudderless, vagrant, planless, undirected, directionless, aimless, vagabond, drifting, adrift(p), floating(a), afloat(p)

   Antonyms:
   aground(p), immobile, committed, fixed, settled

4. floatingadjective

   inclined to move or be moved about

   "a floating crap game"

   Synonyms:
   vagabond, floating(a), aimless, drifting, vagrant

   Antonyms:
   aground(p), fixed, immobile, committed, settled

5. floating(a)adjective

   (of a part of the body) not firmly connected; movable or out of normal position

   "floating ribs are not connected with the sternum"; "a floating kidney"

   Antonyms:
   aground(p), committed, fixed, settled, immobile

6. floating(a)adjective

   not definitely committed to a party or policy

   "floating voters"

   Antonyms:
   fixed, immobile, settled, aground(p), committed

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1. natant

   floating or swimming horizontally

   every learner must learn natant in swimming

   Submitted by ochukopeace5 on January 13, 2020  

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1. floatingadjective

   Synonyms:
   supernatant

2. floatingnoun

   Synonyms:
   flotation, flotage, supernatation

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1. List of paraphrases for "floating":

   fly-out, buoyant, variable, vertebral, free-floating, drifting, fleet, inline, fluctuations, hovering

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1. Mitch McConnell:

   The American people have given us an opportunity to govern. We're no longer just floating ideas ... we have an obligation now to the American people to deliver a replacement for Obamacare that is better than the status quo.

2. Lisa Shaw:

   We put a big liner underneath the floating ecosystem so that the water could be held within the ecosystem.

3. Bode Miller:

   And I opened the door and she was floating in the pool, and I ran and I jumped in.

4. Svein Moxnes Harfjeld:

   One would need a contango in the oil market to justify floating storage. Given the current developments in the oil market this cannot be ruled out, continued oil demand and longer transportation distances combined with no fleet growth should support our expectations for 2015 on average to be better than 2014.

5. Amber Vitale:

   However, it would get very difficult to operate for long if many allied nations impose similar prohibitions, vessels need ports, fuel, operators/captains, repairs and supplies. Without access to these things they could be stuck floating at sea waiting for rescue or resolution.