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 The absurd 62-foot three-pointer Luka Doncic hoisted and made late in the second quarter Friday night seemed to ignite him, pushing him to even higher heights on the way to scoring 53 points. — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026 That wasn't a failing of the JWST itself; no one is doubting the observing capabilities of the most powerful telescope humanity has ever hoisted into orbit around Earth. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2026 After reaching the deck, the Coast Guard member then hoisted up the passenger in a basket stretcher. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2026 The component, known as a double beam box, was hoisted into place at the Culham Campus of the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA). — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026 The president assembled reporters and construction workers in the unfinished massive new structure, where the building's final steel beam was set to be hoisted into the ceiling. — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026 Hours before tipoff of Game 6 of the WNBA Finals on Thursday, a temporary sign was hoisted above the front door of Babe’s Sports Bar on Armitage Avenue. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026 All three were then hoisted off the mountainside and flown to a landing zone, where Sierra County deputies were waiting. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Mazda Motor’s flag and Japanese national flag are hoisted at the company headquarters in Fuchu-cho, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan July 15, 2025. — Anniek Bao,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026

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Pitt quarterback Holden Geriner heaved a pass downfield into a crowd of players.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
Mahomes sprinted to his right to avoid pressure and, a split-second before falling out of bounds, heaved a pass that somehow hit Tyreek Hill in stride for 48 yards.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026

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Or the season’s big reveal coming in the form of flashbacks that not only feel lifted from another, far less entertaining espionage drama, but lean on emotions the show, to the end, never actually earns.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026
The drug distributor also lifted its full-year profit outlook after just one quarter into its new fiscal year.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

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And in lieu of warm apple cider, sweet coconut water is sipped beachside straight from a coco.

— Von Diaz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Nov. 2026
The leaves are steeped in a hollowed gourd and the drink is sipped through a metal straw called a bombilla, and the gourd passes from hand to hand among friends, family and sometimes strangers, refilled for hours.

— ISABEL DEBRE, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026

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Cooks in the Farm-to-Fork capital can choose between organic turkeys, heritage breeds with more dark meat and complex flavors, and poultry raised using regenerative agricultural practices which protect soil health.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Whereas Paintstroke evokes a wet stripe of pigment, Chalk Line juxtaposes raised cross-hatchings against a neutral ground.

— Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2026

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The most historic victories have come at Viejas Arena as Fisher and Dutcher elevated the program to national relevance, but many of its greatest individual moments were at 3500 Sports Arena Blvd.

— Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
Expectations were elevated into the print, thanks to Cardinal shares closing Wednesday at a record high and its two main rivals, Cencora and McKesson , reporting better-than-expected results within the past 24 hours.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of elevated

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Study participants who drank warm water were also able to pass gas significantly earlier than those who did not.

— Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 8 Nov. 2026
Another study included 85 participants with type 2 diabetes who drank a single dose of fresh pomegranate juice after 12 hours of fasting.

— Suchandrima Bhowmik, HEALTH, 3 Nov. 2026

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