free-floating

adjective

free-float·ing ˈfrē-ˈflō-tiŋ

Synonyms of free-floating next

: floating freely

free-floating vegetation

: lacking specific attachment, direction, or purpose

free-floating ideas

: felt as an emotion without apparent cause

free-floating anxiety

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Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) discovered 42 pairs of these free-floating planetary-mass objects in the Orion Nebula Cluster. —

Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024 The polyps later morph into the recognizable, free-floating jellyfish forms known as medusas. —

Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024 David Sacks, a venture capitalist and Musk ally, has been tapped for a free-floating role overseeing A.I. and crypto. —

Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024 The silica was then left free-floating as the X-ray burst hit it. —

Greg Wehner, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for free-floating