Meaning & use
adrift
Floating on water without being steered, anchored, or controlled by anyone.
See it in a sentence
The small boat was found adrift several miles from the harbor.
After losing his job, he felt emotionally adrift for several months.
A note on using this word
Adrift often shifts to a figurative sense meaning lacking direction or purpose in life, not just physically unmoored.
Words with a similar meaning
floatingaimless
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Words with an opposite meaning
anchoredmoored
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