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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Seven years ago, when Samantha Lawler moved to rural Saskatchewan to run a farm with her partner, the glorious darkness overhead was one of the biggest perks.

— Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026
The ones still seeing IT as overhead are financing their competitors' business.

— Juan Carlos Santiago, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of overhead

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And inevitably, buyers will start checking boxes and pushing that price tag upwards.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2026
The volume and velocity of information Research shows most adults spend upward of two hours per day on their mobile device — and this doesn’t include additional time spent online at work or via computers.

— Big Think, Big Think, 21 Aug. 2026

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