wander vs drift

drift vs wander

wander is not a noun while drift is a noun.

wander and drift both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wander	No	No	Yes	No
drift	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, wander and drift are synonyms defined as:

wander and drift: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

Other synonyms of wander include cast, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond.

wander (noun)	drift (noun)
	a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
	the pervading meaning or tenor
	a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
	a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
	a force that moves something along
	the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
	a process of linguistic change over a period of time

wander (verb)	drift (verb)
lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking	be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment	be subject to fluctuation
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course	drive slowly and far afield for grazing
go via an indirect route or at no set pace	move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage	be in motion due to some air or water current
	wander from a direct course or at random
	move in an unhurried fashion
	cause to be carried by a current
	live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
	vary or move from a fixed point or course

Difference between wander and drift

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