1. without an anchor; not secured by an anchor
Usage: nautical
2. lacking stability, security, or a fixed point of reference
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The anchorless boat drifted with the current.
• After losing his job, he felt anchorless and uncertain about the future.
• The anchorless ship was at the mercy of the storm.
• She lived an anchorless existence, moving from city to city.
• The anchorless vessel floated freely in the harbor.
• Without family nearby, the elderly man felt anchorless in the new town.