Afloat

//əˈfloʊt//

Synonyms for "afloat" (187 found)

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Closest matches (38)

Adjective(4 words)
awashaliveat seabewildered
Adjective(3 words)
adriftaimlessawash
Adverb(2 words)
at seaawash

Strong matches (56)

Related words (93)

Adjective(2 words)
on one's feetsolvent

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Translations

18 translations across 9 languages.

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Bulgarian

3 entries
  • на вода adj (at sea)
  • плуващ adj (floating)
  • по море adj (at sea)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 浮着地 adj (floating)

Finnish

2 entries
  • merellä adj (at sea)
  • pinnalla adj (floating)

French

1 entries
  • à flot adj (floating)

Galician

2 entries
  • a flote adj (at sea)
  • flotante adj (floating)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • flutuante adj (floating)

Romanian

2 entries
  • pe apă adj (at sea)
  • pe mare adj (at sea)

Russian

4 entries
  • в мо́ре adj (at sea)
  • на воде́ adj (at sea)
  • на мо́ре adj (at sea)
  • на плаву́ adj (floating)

Spanish

1 entries
  • a flote adj (floating)

Sample sentences

48 total sentences available.

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There are strange rumors afloat.

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The company managed to keep afloat.

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We only just manage to keep afloat on my husband's small salary.

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The ship was afloat at last.

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