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drift away
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | drift away - lose personal contact over time; "The two women, who had been roommates in college, drifted apart after they got married"drift apartalienate, disaffect, estrange, alien - arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness; "She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious" |
drift away
drift away1. To move away from something slowly, especially while floating on water. I guess the inner tubes all drifted away from each other because they're now scattered across the pool.2. To gradually become distant from someone after a period of closeness. Andrea and I never had a big fight or anything, we just drifted away from each other over the years, and now I hardly ever see her.See also: away, driftdrift away(from someone ) Fig. [for someone] to begin to be less of a friend and more like a stranger. (See also (from someone or something)">drift away (from someone or something).) He began drifting away from me a few months ago, andlhaven'tseenhim at all in the last three weeks.See also: away, driftdrift away(from someone or something ) [for floating people, animals, or things] to move away from a particular person or thing, on the surface of water. (See also .) We watched the boat drift away from us. He was drifting away on the ice block and there was nothing we could do.See also: away, driftdrift away
Synonyms for drift awayverb lose personal contact over timeSynonymsRelated Words- alienate
- disaffect
- estrange
- alien
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