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The Meaning of afloat

  • (adv. & a.) Borne on the water; floating; on board ship.
  • (adv. & a.) Moving; passing from place to place; in general circulation; as, a rumor is afloat.
  • (adv. & a.) Unfixed; moving without guide or control; adrift; as, our affairs are all afloat.

Synonyms

adrift(predicate) , afloat(predicate) , aimless , directionless , planless , rudderless , undirected , purposeless

Antonyms

empty , purposeful

Rhymes

anecdote , antidote , asymptote , bacote , banknote , banxquote , bloat , boat , capote , chipote , choat , choate , coat , connote , cote , creosote , cutthroat , demote , denote , devote , dote , ferryboat , flatboat , float , footnote , gloat , goat , groat , grote , gunboat , haute , hinote , houseboat , keynote , kote , lifeboat , misquote , moat , mote , motorboat , note , oat , outvote , overcoat , petticoat , pote , powerboat , promote , quote , raincoat , redcoat , remote , rewrote , roat , rote , rowboat , sailboat , scapegoat , shoat , shote , showboat , sloate , smote , speedboat , sproat , steamboat , stoat , terre-haute , throat , tote , towboat , tugboat , turncoat , uncoat , undercoat , underwrote , unquote , vogt , vote , wrote