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adrift Definition

adrift (ə drift)

adverb, adjective

  1. floating freely without being steered; not anchored; drifting
  2. without any particular aim or purpose

adrift Synonyms

adrift

modif.

loose, drifting, directionless; see afloat, bewildered, uncertain 2.

adrift Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • place: They remain ten points adrift of sixth place after the sixth draw of Glenn Hoddle's 11 games in charge.

Preposition: with

  • game: Six points adrift with twenty games to go - you boys have pulled off a minor miracle.

Preposition: at

  • bottom: We were adrift at the bottom with only five games to go but then a change of form lifted us one place.
  • sea: After days of being adrift at sea, you and the other 5 people in your lifeboat run aground on a desert island.
  • foot: It was a match Swansea had to win to avoid being cast further adrift at the foot of the division.

Modifying Another Word

  • far: The initial indication is that is should not be too far adrift from the stance we are taking in the UK.
  • little: In third place, the Exeter Colleges Guild produced some reasonable ringing although the leading was a little adrift; they made 18 faults.
  • well: The second most popular choice, Dental Update, was well adrift on 18 % .
  • slightly: Which did make me think the measurement was slightly adrift, given the track conditions.
  • somewhat: For starters, there were only three options, leaving those who identify as pansexual or asexual or something else somewhat adrift.
  • often: We are often adrift in an illusion that seems real.

Preposition: in

  • place: Eight seconds adrift in second place was Lucky on his first outing in a number of months.
  • sea: Instead he was adrift in a sea of warm light of shifting colors.
  • illusion: We are often adrift in an illusion that seems real.