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floater

[floh-ter] / ˈfloʊ tər /
NOUN
advance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hike increase rise
STRONG
accommodation allowance bite credit deposit loan prepayment retainer score stake take touch
WEAK
down payment front money
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decrease
WEAK
block failure halt hesitation impediment recession stagnation stop withdrawal
NOUN
alien
Synonyms
STRONGEST
foreigner immigrant migrant outsider refugee settler stranger visitor
STRONG
greenhorn guest newcomer noncitizen
WEAK
incomer
Antonyms
STRONGEST
local national native
WEAK
citizen countryman
NOUN
bum
Synonyms
STRONGEST
homeless person unhoused person
STRONG
derelict drifter hobo stiff tramp transient vagabond vagrant
WEAK
bindle bindlestiff black sheep gutterpup guttersnipe
NOUN
derelict
Synonyms
STRONGEST
beggar vagrant
STRONG
bum castaway dawdler drifter grifter hobo ne'er-do-well outcast renegade stiff tramp vagabond
WEAK
skidrow bum
NOUN
loan
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allowance credit investment mortgage
STRONG
accommodation advance extension trust
WEAK
time payment
NOUN
outsider
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alien foreigner interloper newcomer stranger
STRONG
intruder outlander refugee
WEAK
incomer odd one out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
citizen local national native
WEAK
insider
NOUN
release
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clemency discharge
STRONG
absolution acquittal acquittance charge commute deliverance emancipation exemption exoneration freedom freeing liberation liberty lifeboat lifesaver manumission relief spring turnout walkout
Antonyms
STRONG
imprisonment incarceration restraint
WEAK
check collection gathering hold
NOUN
tramp
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hobo
STRONG
beggar bum derelict down-and-out drifter hitchhiker loafer outcast panhandler vagabond vagrant wanderer
WEAK
homeless person unhoused person
NOUN
traveler
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adventurer commuter hiker migrant passenger pilgrim sailor tourist
STRONG
barnstormer bum drifter excursionist explorer gadabout globetrotter haj hobo itinerant journeyer navigator nomad peddler rambler roamer rover seafarer sightseer tramp trekker tripper trouper truant vagabond vagrant voyager wanderer wayfarer
WEAK
displaced person expeditionist jet-setter junketer transmigrant
NOUN
vagrant
Synonyms
STRONGEST
transient
STRONG
drifter itinerant wanderer
WEAK
homeless person rolling stone street person unhoused person
NOUN
wanderer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
nomad vagabond
STRONG
adventurer beachcomber bum drifter explorer gad gadabout itinerant pilgrim rambler ranger roamer rover straggler stray stroller traveler vagrant voyager
WEAK
gallivanter globetrotter meanderer rolling stone

Example Sentences

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Reaves’ expertly executed missed free throw, offensive rebound and difficult tying floater with 1.9 seconds remaining in regulation spurred the Lakers to a thrilling 127-125 overtime win over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

D'Angelo Russell's floater lifted Dallas within 95-94 with 54.8 seconds remaining but Isaiah Hartenstein answered with a layup to give the Thunder a 97-94 edge.

From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025

Plum had another chance to win it at the buzzer, but her floater rimmed out, sending the game to overtime.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2025

She went coast-to-coast off the inbound, slashing her way to the rim and hitting a floater.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2025

Like familiar terrestrial balloons, the deeper a floater is carried, the stronger is the buoyant force returning it to the higher, cooler, safer regions of the atmosphere.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.