Synonyms for drifting

Most common

floating · aimless

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Moving aimlessly or at the mercy of external forces.

   The drifting seaweed went wherever the currents carried it.

Related words

Word family

driftingness

Example sentences

• floating A white cloud is floating in the blue summer sky.
• aimless His existence seemed to be aimless.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters

nomadic³, vagrant², aimless²

8 letters

floating², vagabond³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (nomadic³ = 3 syllables).