ALOFT Synonyms: 10 Similar and Opposite Words

aloft

adverb

ə-ˈlȯft

Definition of aloft

as in overhead

to or in a higher place the ease with which he can hold a ballerina aloft with one hand is awesome

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Recent Examples of aloft Some volunteers held it aloft as others cleared a path to the baby. — Rocio Munoz, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026 In May, for instance, lawmakers expressed concerns over the NWS’s failure to launch 75% of the weather balloons typically sent aloft in Kansas to help measure atmospheric conditions. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 11 Aug. 2026 Pool Bar, being a basement club, had an unusually low ceiling, so Ryan was able to place his hands and feet on it as the crowd held him aloft. — Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026 Both mother and child lean toward the infant Saint John the Baptist, who raises aloft a small cross, a prophecy of events to come. — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for aloft

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Similar to a helicopter, the electric taxi concepts lift off vertically and don’t need a runway, creating a niche for expanding such air travel just a few thousand feet overhead in one of the world’s busiest air travel hubs.

— Pat Maio, Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026
The scenery is so quintessential North Florida, with the giant oaks forming the canopy overhead that gives the trail its namesake and the rolling countryside is very evocative of the Deep South.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

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