adrift

Phonetic Respelling: [ uh-drift ]

Definition:

adv. and adj. floating freely without being steered; not anchored; drifting without any particular aim or purpose

Sentence:

The boat was adrift in the water.

More example sentences:

The boat was adrift in the water.

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After two nights adrift at sea, what does Shane see?

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How old was Crow when she was sent adrift in the skiff?

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What happened to Danae and baby Perseus when they were set adrift in a boat by King Acrisius?

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Synonyms:

afloat; aimless; directionless;undirected;purposeless

Antonyms:

purposeful

Adrift rhymes:

• One Syllable Rhymes
  • clift
  • drift
  • gift
  • lift
  • miffed
  • rift
  • shift
  • shrift
  • sift
  • sniffed
  • stiffed
  • swift
  • thrift
  • tifft
  • tift
• Two Syllable Rhymes
  • adrift
• Three Syllable Rhymes
  • credithrift