Synonyms for drift

verb

• live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
• be in motion due to some air or water current
• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
• wander from a direct course or at random
• be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current
• be subject to fluctuation
• cause to be carried by a current
• drive slowly and far afield for grazing
• move in an unhurried fashion
• vary or move from a fixed point or course

noun

• the pervading meaning or tenor
• a force that moves something along
• a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
• a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
• a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
• a process of linguistic change over a period of time
• the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)