be adrift

Verb

Meaning

be in motion due to some air or water current

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

snowshoe swash blow drift float blown blowing drifting march on locomote bollocks up

Hypernyms

move travel go locomote

Hyponyms

stream tide waft

Examples

It is better to be opposed by an enemy than to be adrift in meaninglessness, for the simulacrum of an enemy lends purpose to actions whose nihilism would otherwise be self-evident. Anthony Daniels (psychiatrist)

The leaves were blowing in the wind Source: Internet

the boat drifted on the lake Source: Internet

The sailboat was adrift on the open sea Source: Internet

the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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