Synonyms for Afloat (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (aimlessly drifting):
aimless, rudderless, directionless, planless, undirected
WordNet sense 2 (not evidencing any purpose or goal):
purposeless
WordNet sense 3 (covered with water):
awash, flooded, inundated, overflowing
WordNet sense 4 (containing as much or as many as is possible or normal):
full
WordNet sense 5 (borne up by or suspended in a liquid):
floating
WordNet sense 6 (afloat on the surface of a body of water):
adrift
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