ADRIFT Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

adrift

adjective

Definition of adrift

as in deserted

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Recent Examples of adrift Perfect circles, balls, spheres adrift somewhere in her imagination. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026 When her mother dies some years later, the protagonist, then age eleven, is left adrift. — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 Left floating adrift are the mothers, fathers and children who are deprived of the same access and options as kids in other states. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026 Visitors paid to tour the doomed vessel before it was towed upriver and set adrift toward the falls, its unwilling crew left to their fate. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026 United has not won the Premier League title since Ferguson’s final season and Carrick’s team is already eight points adrift of leaders Arsenal and City going into the next round of games. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 Once adrift in mediocrity, SMU has returned to relevance, making a CFP appearance in 2024. — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Step aboard the Grampus, a whaleship gone adrift after a storm, rations running out and a violent mutiny, and learn what happened to its ghost whalers. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026 When her home burned down in the Eaton fire, artist Susannah Mills felt lost and adrift — but never alone. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for adrift

Adjective

Supporting this theory, the population of Lauriacum increased threefold over the next fifty years, with the deserted settlement now being used as a quarry.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
On the other side of the dark matter manhole, the pair find themselves on a deserted planet which seems to have already been utterly destroyed.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of deserted

Adjective

Historically, midterm years see weaker returns, but better times await the following year , especially if there is gridlock from a divided Congress.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
But the episode exposed a fragmented right and a divided Liberal Party, Bolsonaro’s political base.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 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

By the time viewers reach hour 15, the staff has spent an entire shift navigating a cyberattack that forces the emergency department to abandon digital systems, a nonstop influx of Fourth of July emergencies and an abandoned baby.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of abandoned

Adjective

What’s worse is the Sabres looked disjointed on the power play throughout the game.

— Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Down in Robinson’s new home, the Buccaneers are 0-3 — and even before quarterback Baker Mayfield hurt his thumb, folks were wondering how everything got so disjointed.

— Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of disjointed

Adjective

This includes coordinated sensing across multiple domains and autonomous operations in contested, disconnected, and degraded environments.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Without that alignment, organizations risk creating a patchwork of disconnected AI point solutions that introduce integration complexity, technical debt and inconsistent experiences.

— Salvatore Lombardo, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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