adrift

adjective

Definition of adriftnext
as in deserted

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Recent Examples of adrift Whether their team lift the trophy or exit in heartbreaking fashion, the sudden loss of that daily ritual can leave them feeling unexpectedly adrift. — Maria Santana, CNN Money, 21 July 2026 The crew abandoned the vessel, which was adrift and still ablaze hours later, the UKMTO said. — Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026 The crew abandoned the vessel, which was adrift and still ablaze hours later, the operations center said. — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026 Alone at home and unable to reach his family adrift in the Caribbean Sea, the Fiddlehead vocalist broke down and shared the news with his bandmates. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026 The structural liberties taken with Morpurgo’s text by Clert and co-writer Helen Blakeman pay off cinematically, though children much younger than the book’s preteen target audience may be left a little adrift. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 1 July 2026 Brownsville, Oregon, population 1,694, is set adrift in time, a place only disturbed when a tractor from the surrounding farmland rolls through. — Simon Hughes, New York Times, 23 June 2026 In 2000, seven months after he was found adrift in the Straits of Florida, Elian Gonzalez was returned to his native Cuba. — ABC News, 15 June 2026 Lexi is adrift in the ruthless world of Hollywood. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adrift
  1. deserted
  2. divided
  3. forsaken
  4. neglected
  5. forgotten
  6. abandoned
  7. disjointed
  8. disconnected
Adjective
  • Patty was never seen again because, prosecutors say, Sochor raped and killed her at the side of a deserted road.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • Once all but deserted, the town experienced a revival in 1965, when artists and musicians began to flock there after encouragement from the Yugoslav government.
    — Tia Lovisa Moreira, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026
Definition of deserted
Adjective
  • Googlers peppered the executives with anxious questions about whether products like YouTube were reinforcing warped beliefs and making the country more divided.
    — Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
  • Our latest UMass poll suggests that while there is division over the meaning of the 250th anniversary, there is nevertheless strong evidence that Americans are less divided than the politics surrounding the anniversary would suggest.
    — Adam Eichen, The Conversation, 14 July 2026
Definition of divided
Adjective
  • The funding infusion represents the second significant capital raised toward the sweeping project, which so far has involved entities connected to Mehta purchasing half a dozen properties on three blocks of Fillmore between Clay and Pine streets, including the forsaken theater.
    — Laura Waxmann, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Swift rewrites the forsaken lover's fate through her own lens.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Definition of forsaken
Adjective
  • Investors and analysts are increasingly looking to other parts of the market, both to find neglected sources of value and to start assuming a defensive posture against a possible downturn.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 16 July 2026
  • Changing their environment is more reliable and more neglected.
    — Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Definition of neglected
Adjective
  • Caregivers remembered him not as a forgotten man, but as someone impossible to forget.
    — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2026
  • Hand creams are often a forgotten but very important part of any anti-aging routine, especially during the cooler months.
    — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
Definition of forgotten
Adjective
  • According to the gallery, the 25-minute film is set in a semi-abandoned hotel near Tokyo and reimagines the Greek myth of the goddess Persephone’s abduction by Hades.
    — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 16 June 2026
  • The city has been overwhelmed in recent years by an influx of abandoned and stray dogs and puppies.
    — Alyce McFadden, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
Definition of abandoned
Adjective
  • Addressing the sector's opaque and disjointed procurement, Cascade uses artificial intelligence to constantly scan industry portals, predict upcoming projects, and analyze client networks.
    — David Prosser, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • The platform replaces disjointed, manual procedures with a single, adaptable system that facilitates real-time coordination between brands, suppliers, retailers, third-party inspection service providers and even testing labs.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
Definition of disjointed
Adjective
  • The district is so geographically disconnected that a hurricane striking its eastern edge might be a concern for only half the district’s voters.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026
  • The result is a portfolio of disconnected pilots that produce neither the operational learning nor the ROI the original priority was meant to generate.
    — Brandon Metcalf, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
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