Synonyms for floating

Most common

drifting · afloat · aimless · movable · buoyant · unfixed

All synonyms

Adjective

Noun

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   That floats or float.

2. n. 1

   The motion of something that floats.

Related words

Phrases

floating signifier floating bridge floating car data floating cellular data floating collar floating dock floating garden floating heart

Forms

Plural

floatings → flotations…

Example sentences

• drifting A purple boat was arriving, drifting in the gulf.
• afloat The groundswell of support kept his campaign afloat.
• aimless His existence seemed to be aimless.
• movable Movable type was invented in 11th-century China.
• buoyant How can ships be buoyant when not even rocks are?

Popularity over time

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

By length

6 letters

afloat²

7 letters

current², nomadic³, movable³, buoyant², vagrant², aimless², unfixed

8 letters

drifting², vagabond³, natation

9 letters

flotation³

11 letters

supernatant

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (afloat² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

flottant

Italiano

galleggiante