HOISTED Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

hoisted

verb

past tense of hoist

as in heaved

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

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as in lifted

to move from a lower to a higher place or position hoisted the flag on the flagpole

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as in sipped

to swallow in liquid form I have time to hoist a couple beers before heading home

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Recent Examples of hoisted Keith’s fire company had to have seen what just happened, Roma thought as he was hoisted into an ambulance. — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026 Angel hoisted himself into the cab of a front loader Mack truck. — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 Both Sirianni and Hurts hoisted the Lombardi Trophy, which is a trump card for any criticism. — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 The tactic worked, the buzzer blared and Houshmand was scooped up by a watercraft for a victory lap, an American flag hoisted in victory. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 3 Sep. 2026 The Padres have played in the World Series twice in franchise history, most recently in 1998, but have never hoisted the Commissioner's Trophy. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Gogebic County Sheriff's Office The Gogebic County Search and Rescue Team located the two and hoisted them to safety, with only minor injuries resulting. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 The wreckage of the Piper 30A was hoisted from the water on Sunday morning. — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026 That was Austin Simmons, whose early season inconsistency and injury trouble opened the door for Chambliss, a DII transfer (Ferris State) who hoisted the program on his shoulders and led it to the CFP. — Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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Canada did just that and then heaved the ball the length of the court to a wide-open Angel Reese with 15 seconds left.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
In Aleppo, in the suburbs of Damascus, across Syria, people and neighborhoods heaved under the trauma of the last 14 years.

— Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

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During championship weekend, when Venus Williams and Lleyton Hewitt lifted the singles trophies, Maycen and Morehouse played against each other in mixed doubles at Pine Orchard Yacht & Country Club in Branford, Conn.

— Lukas Weese, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
But that ruling was lifted by the Supreme Court in a procedural decision that did not determine whether the plan was constitutional.

— NICHOLAS RICCARDI, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of lifted

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Whether or not customers have sipped on Arabic coffee before, the pair are confident future customers will be hooked.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026
For cocktail hour, guests sipped and snacked on light bites while taking a look at the BTS of Siriano’s creative process and inspirations.

— Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

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Lomonaco and the restaurant’s owners formed Windows of Hope, a charitable foundation that raised more than $22 million to pay for healthcare and tuition costs for the children of the victims.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Home built in phases A larger house came after the cabin, where Roebbelen and his wife, Kimberly, raised their three children.

— David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of raised

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What remains disputed is whether those beliefs motivated the Tate-LaBianca murders or whether, as Berlinger argues, prosecutors elevated them into the central theory of their case.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
This El Niño event has taken hold at a time when sea surface temperatures in the Pacific were already significantly elevated.

— Denise Chow, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of elevated

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One study found that participants who drank tea heated to 149 degrees Fahrenheit (65 degrees Celsius) experienced more positive emotional responses, including happiness and satisfaction.

— Jillian Kubala, HEALTH, 2 Sep. 2026
For a few days, the horse fed on the same plants and grass and drank from the rainwater collected in a puddle nearby.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026

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