Synonyms for afloat
əˈfloʊtafloat

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1. afloat

   Synonyms:
   adrift, abroad, at sea, abroach, loose, distracted, dazed

   Antonyms:
   ashore, snug, tight, close, fast, collected, concentrated

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1. adrift(p), afloat(p), aimless, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirectedadjective

   aimlessly drifting

   Antonyms:
   empty, purposeful

2. afloat(p)adjective

   borne on the water; floating

   Antonyms:
   empty, purposeful

3. afloat(p), awash(p), flooded, inundated, overflowingadjective

   covered with water

   "the main deck was afloat (or awash)"; "the monsoon left the whole place awash"; "a flooded bathroom"; "inundated farmlands"; "an overflowing tub"

   Antonyms:
   purposeful, empty

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1. Abner Read:

   It was quite a violent explosion, if the explosion had been a few feet further [the ship] wouldn’t have stayed afloat. No water got up into the forward compartments— it was a very clean break.

2. Dustin Brown:

   He’s one of those guys you can’t replace, it’s not just him, it’s Walks, too. Our two top defensemen are out, and life moves on. We’ve got to get better and find a way to at least keep the boat afloat.

3. Karen Duggan:

   The water picked them up, carried them, they managed to stay afloat and come to rest on our island, they can all swim, but they are not the best swimmers. Of the cattle that got swept away - and I don't know how many that was - only three of them have managed to find footing on the islands that remain.

4. Tracy Gordon:

   States are acting now with the hopes that New Mexico direct payment will help their economies remain afloat.

5. John Thune:

   Yes, there is $ 500 billion in here to keep the industries afloat that are failing — and they are failing by the day and shedding jobs by the day, these are loans. These have to be paid back. And bailouts usually apply to somebody who did something dumb on their own, made a bad business decision.