Meaning & use
unmoored
Lacking a stable sense of purpose, connection, or direction, as if cut loose from one's usual anchors.
See it in a sentence
After losing his job, he felt unmoored, unsure of what to do with his days.
Moving to a new country left her feeling unmoored from everything familiar.
A note on using this word
Unmoored is almost always used figuratively today, though it literally describes a boat released from its mooring lines.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
grounded
Another way to use it
2. adjective
Literally, released or broken free from a mooring line or anchor.
The storm left several small boats unmoored and drifting in the harbor.
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