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afloat

DEFINITIONS OF: afloat

1

adj borne on the water; floating

Synonyms
adrift
afloat on the surface of a body of water
floating
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
waterborne
supported by water
Antonyms:
aground
stuck in a place where a ship can no longer float

adj aimlessly drifting

Synonyms:
adrift, aimless, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirected
purposeless
not evidencing any purpose or goal

adj covered with water

“the main deck was afloat (or awash)”
Synonyms:
awash, flooded, inundated, overflowing
full
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
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