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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

“I think more needs to happen here — and more is likely to happen,” said Dustin Reid, chief fixed-income strategist at Mackenzie Investments, as yields drifted higher Friday.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026

Sadly or maybe justly, the Dodgers have drifted into ineptitude of late, while the Tarik Skubal-less Tigers have suddenly gotten hot and leapfrogged several teams to move into the last wild-card slot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

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

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Natalie’s mind drifted to Mariposa, the fantasyland she had created when she was little.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz