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

Stepping up to this Samsung 32-inch work monitor will feel like your digital life finally moved out of a studio apartment and into a sprawling loft. —Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026

Since there's no loft bedroom space, the owner could outfit it with a sofa bed, or even a day bed instead, like the Little Lodge and Ambra. —Adam Williams march 24, New Atlas, 24 Mar. 2026

Verb

The perfect pirouette and lofted finish against Sunderland in the FA Cup third round in 1997. —The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026

Early in the second half, Mirković drove the lane to draw defenders and then lofted it up for another Ivišić alley-oop. —Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026