Synonyms of loft

loft 1 of 2

noun

ˈlȯft 

as in attic

a room or unfinished space directly beneath the roof of a building

the cottage has two bedrooms on the ground floor and a second-floor loft that could be converted into a third one

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attic
• garret
• cockloft
• hayloft

loft

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verb

as in to throw

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm

he lofted the ball down the center of the field toward a receiver

Synonyms & Similar Words

• throw
• toss
• hurl
• sling
• fire
• fling
• launch
• pitch
• let fly
• cast
• chuck
• heave
• catapult
• peg
• lob
• dart
• bowl
• gun
• dash
• pelt
• rifle
• hurtle
• flip
• thrust
• project
• roll
• hook
• shoot
• propel
• precipitate
• eject
• pass
• buck
• impel

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of loft

Noun

The new loft space expands on this vision, incorporating a new bookstore and bar alongside a performance space, gallery, archives, and offices. — News Desk, Artforum, 21 Aug. 2026

On Tuesday, Zach Hickerson was approached by a Daily Mail reporter outside their grandmother’s home in Greenville, about five miles from the loft apartment where Panettiere died. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026

Verb

Nickerson lofted a 45-yard pass toward the end zone and two Evans players were there. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

Today most developments focus on robotic interventions that avoid the expensive and risky prospect of lofting repair worker astronauts into orbit. — Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026