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drift
Synonyms and Antonyms of drift
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a pile or ridge of granular matter (as sand or snow)
2
a prevailing or general movement or inclination
3
the idea that is conveyed or intended to be conveyed to the mind by language, symbol, or action
clue, cue, hint, implication, indication, inkling, intimation, suggestion
bottom, essence, essentiality, nature, soul, spirit, stuff
acceptance, acceptation, definition
core, heart, kernel, marrow, nub, nucleus, pith, point, quick
Synonym Discussion of drift
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- a general tendency toward inflation
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- the long-term trend of the stock market is upward
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- the drift of the population away from large cities
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- got the drift of her argument
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- the tenor of the times
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- an encounter that changed the current of my life
drift
Synonyms and Antonyms of drift
1
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
2
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
3
to move about from place to place aimlessly
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