Drift and Journey

Drift

Drift verb - To move or proceed smoothly and readily.

Show all Definitions

Journey and drift are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Journey" instead the word "Drift" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: drifted, drifting, drifter, driftage

Journey verb - To take a trip especially of some distance.

Show all Definitions

Drift and journey are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Drift" instead the word "Journey" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Word: journeying

emotional	emotional drift	emotional journey
similar	similar drift	similar journey
original	original drift	original journey
initial	initial drift	initial journey
Other adjectives: massive, main, aimless, spiritual, new, simulated.

They drift with the ocean currents, growing in size and eventually swimming on their own while dodging their own gauntlets of predators on their journey to fresh water.

Source: Where It All Began
Basically, they'd jump to the barrier between the stars, time travel to the time before or after the barrier was there (due to stellar drift), cross the area using "space magnets", time travel back, resume journey using hyperspace.

Source: Literature / Terre En Fuite
Happens again in grand fashion in The Answer; when the Player Character dies following the events of The Journey, the team begins to drift apart almost immediately, and the sense of regret and despondency is practically tangible.

Source: Losing the Team Spirit

Cite this Source

Journey and Drift. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/drift/journey

Drift & Journey. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/drift/journey>.

Journey or Drift. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/drift/journey.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "drift" and "journey" have occurred on timeline