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

Coast Guard says it rescued 37 migrants aboard a boat last week after it drifted for days without food or water near Oxnard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

The Bayoumi who Ratchford saw was captured on his never-before-broadcast home movies - throwing a ball around with his family by the Parkwood pool, laughing when it drifted into the water.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Stocks in the continent drifted more broadly, as weakness in oil majors and luxury stocks dragged.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 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

Jack nodded, then absently glanced over at the text, where words that May could barely remember drifted up from the ether.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley