drifted

VERB

move aimlessly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amble dance flit float flow flutter hover linger meander ride sail slide stray stroll waft wander wash

STRONG

accumulate aim amass coast flicker flitter gad gallivant gather gravitate malinger mosey muck saunter scud skim tend

WEAK

be carried along draw near go with the tide go-that-a-way kick around

Antonyms

STRONGEST

go direct run stay

STRONG

disperse dissipate divide scatter spend

WEAK

decide direct guide set

Example Sentences

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drifted

Harp and her brother were close as young children but drifted apart as they got older.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

Yields have drifted higher along with oil prices over the course of the Iran war, now in its sixth month.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

That meant the two-time world champion drifted to 19th place, 780 points behind O'Connor.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Many analysts had expected the console to arrive next year, but those expectations have drifted further out because of the global shortage of key components caused by the ravenous demand from AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Ratwin sat at the tiller, but the boat drifted.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell