Thesaurus: adrift

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1. adv. & a. Floating at random; in a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves. Also fig.
2. adj. aimlessly drifting
3. adj. afloat on the surface of a body of water
4. adv. floating freely; not anchored
5. adv. off course, wandering aimlessly
6. Floating at random; in a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves. Also fig. So on the sea shall be set adrift. Dryden. Were from their daily labor turned adrift. Wordsworth.
7. Floating at random; in a drifting condition; at the mercy ofwind and waves. Also fig.So on the sea shall be set adrift. Dryden.Were from their daily labor turned adrift. Wordsworth.
8. j:100 s. aimlessly drifting s. afloat on the surface of a body of water r. floating freely; not anchored r. off course, wandering aimlessly