Synonyms of hoists

hoists 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of hoist

1

as in heaves

to lift with effort

dockworkers hoisted all 164 barrels of molasses out of the ship's hold when it arrived in port

Synonyms & Similar Words

• heaves
• hefts
• raises
• boosts
• upheaves
• elevates
• uplifts
• ups
• jacks (up)
• hikes
• rears
• picks up
• uprears
• upraises

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drops
• lowers
• depresses
• sinks
• submerges
• submerses

2

as in lifts

to move from a lower to a higher place or position

hoisted the flag on the flagpole

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lifts
• raises
• elevates
• cranes
• uplifts
• heaves
• ups
• upholds
• boosts
• heightens
• hefts
• hikes
• takes up
• ascends
• rises
• perks (up)
• mounts
• picks up
• upraises
• jacks (up)
• rears
• upends

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drops
• falls
• lowers
• slips
• descends
• dips
• plunges
• presses
• pushes
• bears
• sinks
• depresses
• pitches
• submerges

3

as in sips

to swallow in liquid form

I have time to hoist a couple beers before heading home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sips
• drinks
• gulps
• slurps
• licks
• quaffs
• pounds (down)
• belts (down)
• guzzles
• swills
• imbibes
• sups
• tosses (down or off)
• swigs
• knocks back
• sucks
• slugs (down)
• consumes
• mouths (down)
• downs
• toasts
• laps
• wines
• puts away
• kills
• ingurgitates
• nips
• tipples
• pledges

hoists

2 of 2

noun

plural of hoist

as in raises

Synonyms & Similar Words

• raises
• elevations
• levitations
• thrusts
• takeoffs
• increases
• liftoffs
• heaves
• blastoffs
• hikes
• boosts
• climbs
• upthrusts
• soars
• upturns
• upheavals
• upswings
• upsurges
• upwellings
• ascensions
• uptrends
• rises
• upsweeps
• risings
• ascents

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drops
• falls
• dips
• dives
• plunges
• descents
• declines
• downs
• decreases
• nosedives
• plops
• downgrades
• downfalls
• comedowns