LOFTILY Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

loftily

adverb

Definition of loftily

as in nobly

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Recent Examples of loftily Obama’s stone exterior has academics and architecture critics in mind; it’s loftily designed to resemble four hands coming together and comes with such other un-Trump-like attributes as a wetland walk and sustainable garden. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026

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No mean feat, of course, but Catherine nobly rose to the challenge to raise money for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, which works to improve access to holistic cancer care, having supported the Princess through her own diagnosis in 2024.

— Olivia Allen, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2026
The purpose of Hellraiser as a piece of art is to be nobly provocative.

— Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of nobly

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Coaches who, in the best cases (and there have been so many best cases) taught your kid to win magnanimously and lose graciously and compete whole-heartedly.

— Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
My For You page is a shrine to snatched young women magnanimously sharing their tips for taut faces.

— Georgia Casey, Allure, 6 Feb. 2026

Definition of magnanimously

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But Hynde makes the song as accusatory, and grandly symphonic, as a great Phil Spector track.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
What’s unusual is to see these elements presented so grandly on a stage as big as The Bushnell’s and presented in a manner that doesn’t compromise a dark tale of anger, revenge, dangerous romance, desperation and survival.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2026

Definition of grandly

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Set in modern-day Buffalo, Don’t Go Gentle follows Tanya Jenkins, a mother and Army medic who was honorably discharged.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
Nash was honorably discharged from the Air Force in 2016 and worked as a contractor overseas, teaching pilots to fly F-15.

— Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of honorably

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Images from favorite works crowd the walls and a circa-1910 heat press (refurbished to run on electricity) sits majestically in the corner while a pair of Japanese Daruma dolls—talismans of goal setting—keep watch.

— Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
Because the globe’s most popular sport — the players in uniform who give life to the Beautiful Game — has delivered majestically despite the men in suits running it.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026

Definition of majestically

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As Fignon, four-time winner Bernard Hinault and LeMond fought for the overall General Classification minutes behind, the plucky Barteau gallantly, though hopelessly, defended his lead, allowing Fignon to preserve his efforts.

— Tom Campbell, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Jurges gallantly refused to press charges, and Popovich was released from custody.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026

Definition of gallantly

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The daffodils here were almost finished, apart from one little patch of stragglers still flowering on heroically against the odds.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
The 2025 second-round pick heroically forced and recovered a goal-line fumble in last season’s overtime road win over the Rams.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of heroically

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Judge has now played 10 full seasons in the big leagues, some of them magnificently.

— Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
Madonna kept winning awards all night, giving magnificently chaotic, unprepared, and awkward speeches, yet still with more star power than anyone in the room.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026

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