Synonyms of aloft

aloft

adverb

ə-ˈlȯft 

as in overhead

to or in a higher place

the ease with which he can hold a ballerina aloft with one hand is awesome

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overhead
• upward
• above
• over
• skyward

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• beneath
• below
• underneath
• under

Example Sentences

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