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   A·drift

   /əˈdrift/

   

   adverb

   • 1. so as to float without being either moored or steered: "a cargo ship went adrift" Similar driftingunmooredunanchored
   • ▪ so as to be without purpose, direction, or guidance: "she found herself cast adrift in a land full of strangers" Similar lostoff courseoff trackoff the right trackhaving lost one's bearingsdisorientateddisorientedconfusedbewildered(all) at seaunsettleddriftingrootlessdirectionlessaimlesspurposelesswithout purposewithout goalat a loose end
   • ▪ so as to be no longer fixed in position: "one of my fillings has come adrift"

   adjective

   • 1. floating without being either moored or steered: "the seamen are adrift in lifeboats" Similar driftingunmooredunanchored
   • ▪ without purpose, direction, or guidance: "the film industry was adrift in a sea of debt" Similar lostoff courseoff trackoff the right trackhaving lost one's bearingsdisorientateddisorientedconfusedbewildered(all) at seaunsettleddriftingrootlessdirectionlessaimlesspurposelesswithout purposewithout goalat a loose end
   • 2. failing to reach a target or winning position: informal British "they were only a point adrift at the break"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from a-2 ‘on, in’ + drift.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   Synonyms for ADRIFT: deserted, divided, forsaken, neglected, forgotten, abandoned, disjointed, disconnected; Antonyms of ADRIFT: accompanied, attended, adjacent, contiguous, connected, adjoining, coupled, next-door.

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   Synonyms and examples. aimless. mainly disapproving. He was just aimless and confused after being let go from his position. directionless. The party was plagued with weak and directionless leaders who had no clue how to govern. purposeless. The job left him feeling unfulfiled and purposeless.

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   Synonyms and examples. aimless mainly disapproving. He was just aimless and confused after being let go from his position. directionless. The party was plagued with weak and directionless leaders who had no clue how to govern. purposeless. The job left him feeling unfulfiled and purposeless.

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   aimlessly drifting. synonyms: afloat, aimless, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirected. purposeless. not evidencing any purpose or goal. adverb. floating freely; not anchored. adverb. off course, wandering aimlessly. “there was a search for beauty that had somehow gone adrift ”.