afloat
7
4.2
- adjective
- /əˈfloʊt/
:
a la deriva
- The boat remained afloat despite the stormy weather, drifting gently on the waves.
- stay afloat
- keep afloat
I mean, I had thank God for that to keep me afloat.
- I mean, I had thank God for that to keep me afloat.
- And whatever that was, it was a purely spiritual and it kept them afloat.
- I don't know how you call it, You know that, You know that keeps you afloat, you mean?
- And I did some schooling and I just did tiny little things here and there to keep myself afloat.
- These relationships, like I've often said, are kept afloat by hope and fear.
- And some of those extensions are currently already low on maintainers and they're struggling to keep afloat.
- We've been in a pandemic or panoramic and life has been lifing and hitting all of us, right, including people like myself who's just trying to stay afloat.
- Why would you do that when I was single handedly keeping the face glow afloat?
Examples
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It's a model that has helped some businesses stay afloat in these tough times, but does it benefit you?
Blog text (11) -
I was this kid just trying to keep my family happy and afloat.
Fiction book (1999) -
Staying financially afloat makes people do things they might not do otherwise to save a dime.
Blog text (14) -
Yeah, we've managed to stay afloat putting our own money into it.
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Iran's economy is likely to remain afloat, buoyed by oil money.
Academic text (2004) -
But no amount of money could keep Cuba's economy afloat without the resilience and endless inventiveness of its people.
Academic text (1998) -
Retired, Josiah is now a full-time beekeeper trying to stay financially afloat by selling honey at the local Farmers Market.
Blog text (30) -
After losing their main investor, the startup struggles to stay afloat in a tough market.
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He felt afloat in life, unsure of his next steps after graduating from college.
Synonyms
23
5.6
Not having a clear direction or purpose
13
3.6
Not having a clear goal or plan
4
6.0
Having no clear aim or plan
4
7.5
Being without clear direction or a leader
3
7.0
Not held in place and often feels unstable or uncertain
1
6.1
Not having a clear aim or plan in what you do
Antonyms
How Aimless
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Afloat comes from the old a- meaning 'on' plus float meaning 'to float', so it once meant 'drifting on the water'. So we use afloat for something or someone who is 'drifting' or without a clear direction.