Definition for Drift:

• A collection of loose earth and rocks, or boulders, which have been distributed over large portions of the earth's surface, especially in latitudes north of forty degrees, by the agency of ice.

Synonyms for Drift:

• n.

  •
  • direction,
  • tone,
  • bent,
  • line,
  • inclination.
  •
  • current,
  • stream.
  •
  • gallivant,
  • traipse,
  • peregrinate.
  •accumulation (noun)
  • bunch.
  •deflection (noun)
  • deviation,
  • departure,
  • shift,
  • refraction,
  • deflection,
  • divergence,
  • variation,
  • diffraction,
  • aberration,
  • digression.
  •drift (noun)
  • ramble,
  • purport,
  • trend,
  • stray,
  • movement,
  • rove,
  • wander,
  • range,
  • heading,
  • roam.
  •meaning (noun)
  • implication,
  • crux,
  • tenor,
  • meaning,
  • denotation,
  • indication,
  • relevance,
  • point,
  • thrust,
  • description,
  • pith,
  • significance,
  • purpose,
  • topic,
  • message,
  • subject,
  • gist,
  • interpretation,
  • connotation,
  • definition,
  • upshot,
  • intent,
  • explanation.
  •meaning, significance of communication (noun)
  • aim,
  • tenor,
  • gist,
  • implication,
  • purport,
  • significance,
  • tendency,
  • direction,
  • import.
  •motion (noun)
  • motion.

• v.

  •deflect (verb)
  • deflect,
  • wander,
  • deviate,
  • diffract,
  • diverge,
  • refract,
  • vary,
  • depart,
  • digress.
  •motion (verb)
  • stray.
  •move aimlessly (verb)
  • meander,
  • hover,
  • stroll,
  • stray,
  • gallivant,
  • saunter,
  • wander,
  • ride,
  • float,
  • sail.
  •navigate (verb)
  • float,
  • cruise,
  • maneuver,
  • pilot,
  • sail,
  • navigate.
  •travel (verb)
  • roam,
  • journey,
  • rove,
  • trek,
  • voyage,
  • travel.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • inclination,
  • straggle.
  •
  • gallivant,
  • traipse.
  •
  • direction.
  •
  • peregrinate,
  • stream.
  •
  • current.
  •deviate
  • bear off.
  •migrate
  • Nomadize.
  •sail
  • cruise,
  • sail.
  •travel
  • bat around.
  •wander
  • rove.
  •Other relevant words:
  • inclination,
  • saunter,
  • haze,
  • soar,
  • take it easy,
  • snowdrift,
  • aim,
  • meander,
  • bat around,
  • straggle,
  • loess,
  • bearing,
  • sinter,
  • bent,
  • stray,
  • go about,
  • jaunt,
  • driftage,
  • ramble,
  • prowl,
  • quarter,
  • bunch,
  • purport,
  • creeping,
  • peregrinate,
  • crawling,
  • tone,
  • stream,
  • bear off,
  • way,
  • line,
  • gallivant,
  • silt,
  • import,
  • tendency,
  • direction,
  • movement,
  • heading,
  • stretch,
  • range,
  • ride,
  • yaw,
  • moraine,
  • pack,
  • hover,
  • mooch,
  • discourse,
  • course,
  • drifting,
  • Nomadize,
  • current,
  • stroll,
  • traipse,
  • Trapes,
  • motion,
  • sag,
  • go the rounds,
  • swing,
  • trend.

Antonyms for Drift:

• n.

  • accumulation
    individual, whole, ditch, valley, one.
  • meaning, significance of communication
    insignificance.

• v.

  • move aimlessly
    divide, decide, go direct, stay, scatter, direct, run, guide, disperse, set, spend, dissipate.

Homophones for Drift:

• drift away, derby hat, derived, draftee, drop out, dropout, draped, dropped, drive out, driftwood, drip feed, draft, drop dead, drip pot, drafty.

Hypernym for Drift:

• n.

  • object
    drumlin, snowdrift.
  • process
    leeway, melioration.

Hyponym for Drift:

• n.

  • object
    mass.
  • phenomenon
    force.
  • process
    activity, natural action, action, natural process, linguistic process.

• v.

  • change
    accumulate, cumulate, conglomerate, pile up, amass, gather, change.
  • contact
    crop, pasture, graze.
  • motion
    float, circulate, go, move, travel, locomote.
  • stative
    vary.