1
as in hovered
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
a canoe floating down the river particles of dust floating in the air
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in wandered
to move about from place to place aimlessly
lost touch with a childhood friend who spent much of his adult life floating from place to place
Synonyms & Similar Words
Examples Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of floated
Elon Musk has floated the idea of a government efficiency commission aimed at addressing wasteful spending and regulations in Washington.
—
James Broughel, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
After the hull is assembled, the ship is floated, and the interior outfitting, including the installation of amenities, begins.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Some media reports earlier this week floated the possibility that CVS management was entertaining the idea to break up the company.
—Bruce Japsen, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Jacob Ingram, a mold changer at the factory, filmed himself and four others waiting for rescue as bobbing vehicles floated by.
—Jonathan Mattise and Cedar Attanasio, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
Safety of current sunscreens An FDA proposal from 2019 floated pulling the approvals for more than a dozen sunscreen ingredients.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
Houses floated away, while roads and bridges crumbled.
—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
James Broughel, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
After the hull is assembled, the ship is floated, and the interior outfitting, including the installation of amenities, begins.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Some media reports earlier this week floated the possibility that CVS management was entertaining the idea to break up the company.
—Bruce Japsen, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Jacob Ingram, a mold changer at the factory, filmed himself and four others waiting for rescue as bobbing vehicles floated by.
—Jonathan Mattise and Cedar Attanasio, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
Safety of current sunscreens An FDA proposal from 2019 floated pulling the approvals for more than a dozen sunscreen ingredients.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
Houses floated away, while roads and bridges crumbled.
—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for floated
Verb
-
Brent crude hit a 33-month low in mid-September and had hovered around $70 per barrel until Iran’s missile attack on Israel, based on slowing global demand and abundant supply, particularly from non-OPEC+ producers.Natasha Turak, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
-
But my favorite feature was perhaps the patio that faced the ocean and hovered over one of the wading pools.Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2024
Verb
-
Elton was also fabulous, though my mind admittedly wandered much of the time.Marcus Ryle, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
-
On the street impacted by the strike, people wandered in a daze.Jomana Karadsheh, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Verb
-
Attendees walked through metal detectors and got their bags checked to enter, while several security guards roamed the building.Richard Nieva, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
-
Along the edges of the enclosure, packs of low-ranking males roamed from burrow to burrow, harassing the females.Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Thesaurus Entries Near floated
Cite this Entry
“Floated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floated. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share