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adrift


 
  Overview  of  adj  adrift 
 
  The  adj  adrift  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  adrift,  afloat,  aimless,  directionless,  planless,  rudderless,  undirected  --  (aimlessly  drifting) 
  2.  adrift,  drifting  --  (afloat  on  the  surface  of  a  body  of  water;  "after  the  storm  the  boats  were  adrift") 
 
  Overview  of  adv  adrift 
 
  The  adv  adrift  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  adrift  --  (off  course;  "there  was  a  search  for  beauty  that  had  somehow  gone  adrift") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  adrift 
 
  2  senses  of  adrift 
 
  Sense  1 
  adrift(prenominal),  afloat(prenominal),  aimless,  directionless,  planless,  rudderless,  undirected 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  purposeless)  ->  purposeful 
 
  Sense  2 
  adrift(prenominal),  drifting(postnominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  sunken,  afloat)  ->  aground 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  afloat,  aground)  ->  sunken,  submerged 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  adrift 
 
  2  senses  of  adrift 
 
  Sense  1 
  adrift(prenominal),  afloat(prenominal),  aimless,  directionless,  planless,  rudderless,  undirected 
  =>  purposeless  (vs.  purposeful) 
 
  Sense  2 
  adrift(prenominal),  drifting(postnominal) 
  =>  afloat(prenominal)  (vs.  aground)  (vs.  sunken) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  adrift 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  adrift 
 
  adrift  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  adrift 
  adrift 
 
  Overview  of  adj  adrift 
 
  The  adj  adrift  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  adrift,  afloat,  aimless,  directionless,  planless,  rudderless,  undirected  --  (aimlessly  drifting) 
  2.  adrift,  drifting  --  (afloat  on  the  surface  of  a  body  of  water;  "after  the  storm  the  boats  were  adrift") 
 
  Overview  of  adv  adrift 
 
  The  adv  adrift  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  adrift  --  (off  course;  "there  was  a  search  for  beauty  that  had  somehow  gone  adrift") 



adrift definition