unmoored
/ʌnˈmʊrd/
adjective
- No longer tied or anchored; free to drift or move.
- The unmoored boat floated slowly away from the pier.
- The unmoored buoy bobbed aimlessly in the current.
- After the storm, several unmoored vessels were found drifting in the channel.
- Feeling lost, disconnected, or without stability or direction.
- The sudden change in leadership left the company unmoored and struggling.
- After losing his job, he felt unmoored and uncertain about the future.
- Moving to a new country left her emotionally unmoored for months.
Antonyms
verb
- Past tense and past participle of unmoor.
- He unmoored the kayak and paddled into the lake.
- The sailor unmoored the boat at dawn.
- They unmoored the raft from the tree and pushed off.