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 The Monitor's View Attempts by Russia and others to sow political and ethnic discord are countered by religious leaders, the press, and government – all holding truth aloft. — The Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Oct. 2026 Ali, trembling from the effects of Parkinson’s disease but with strength still evident, held the flaming torch aloft. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 In Lourdes, where believers say a famous Catholic shrine gushes with healing waters, streets were crowded with pilgrims waving flags and holding babies aloft as the pope passed in his popemobile. — Chris Livesay, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 The pop icon attended the Kansas City Chiefs’ hometown showdown against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, taking up her usual post aloft in Arrowhead Stadium. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for aloft

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Rain bands are expected to expand as a disturbance moves overhead in Central Florida later Sunday, according to the National Weather Service in Melbourne.

— Felix Rodriguez, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026
Maximum elevation refers to the spacecraft's highest angle above the horizon, with 90° being directly overhead.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of overhead

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Using your fingertips or a tool, knead and contour the facial muscles, moving along the jawline and upward toward the highs of the cheekbones and undereye region and across the forehead.

— Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
Heading upward, these slides impart moments of ecstatic, unworldly levitation.

— Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026

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In the exclusive first-look clip above, O’Connor artfully grapples with his longing to return to music, hugging a past version of himself playing the violin as his face bleeds from a boxing injury.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026
Hours later, vandals smashed scores of windows around the corner and ransacked stores as neighbors watched in horror from apartments above.

— Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

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