HEFTING Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

hefting

verb

present participle of heft

as in hoisting

to lift with effort hefted his growing son onto his shoulders

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as in lifting

to move from a lower to a higher place or position heft your baggy gym shorts a little higher—you're showing us more than we care to see

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Recent Examples of hefting Instead of hefting a heavy steel basket, Sanitation workers flip back half of the upper steel collar and pull out a lightweight plastic liner. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 16 Apr. 2026 Early the next morning, in the dark, prosecutors say, he was spotted on camera hefting a large, heavy object into his car trunk. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025

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The World Cup may have ended weeks ago with Spain hoisting soccer’s biggest prize, but many fans are still footing the bill.

— Chris Taylor, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2026
If life includes hauling a small child in a safety seat, the CLA’s rear door frame will be a challenge when hoisting out or placing a small child.

— Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of hoisting

Verb

Citrini Research’s February note imagined agents lifting output per hour to rates unseen since the 1950s while employment and demand collapse.

— Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The commission was worried that lifting the ban would undo what had been accomplished.

— Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of lifting

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Niemann hit two drives off the property, chopped his way up the fairway and finally lost it by heaving his club.

— Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026
The 1926 storm was more like a steamroller, heaving its hurricane strength winds across 135 miles, from the Keys to West Palm Beach, for nearly 18 hours.

— Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026

Definition of heaving

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But trying to get tanner through more UV light exposure can bring lot of dark, dark risks—such as damaging your skin and in the process raising your risk of skin cancer.

— Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials say Russia is augmenting its arsenal with North Korean ballistic missiles, further raising the threat.

— Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

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