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 On those suborbital missions, Ship stayed aloft for just 65 minutes or so, did not complete an orbit of Earth and came down in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Western Australia. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026 King was carried like a queen into the arena on a golden litter held aloft by shirtless men. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026 One of the highlights of the 2024 Paris Olympics was, for me, the sight at the opening ceremony of the floating cauldron held aloft by a giant glowing balloon. — Hannah Bloch, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026 Within seconds, protesters swarmed among the agents, screaming and holding their cellphones aloft. — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for aloft

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Yellow smoke and pyrotechnics filled Folsom’s Dan Russell Rodeo Arena as deputies made their entrance, showing off armored vehicles and tactical gear while helicopters flew in formation overhead.

— Haley Parsley October 4, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026
Planes flew overhead every few minutes, a constant reminder that the arch would stand along the approach of one of the nation's busiest airport runways.

— Rachel Treisman, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of overhead

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As the colonies grow, more layers of sediment are trapped and solidified beneath them by biofilms that the organisms produce, causing the whole colony to build upward in layers, like the pages in this book.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
The goal is to reclaim horizontal space for actual cooking by relocating storage upward and inward.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

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In addition to the restaurants above, special dining experiences are hosted on property several nights a week in the Resol Garden, an outdoor space beside the main restaurant Itzam with an open woodfire grill.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Only soldiers of officer rank and above were allowed to wear the Burberry trench coat and had to purchase it themselves out of pocket.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026

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