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

Photos show the wispy material emerged from between the walls of a loft built over the kitchen, which dates to 1817 and suffered a roof fire in the late 19th century. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2026

Upstairs, a flexible skylit loft with custom herringbone floors serves as a fifth bedroom, game room, or studio. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2026

Verb

Daniels lofted a pass into the end zone, which was caught my receiver Micahi Danzy, only to see Chaplin flagged. — Bob Ferrante, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026

Kotelnicki also called an imaginative double-pass in which Marshall threw to backup quarterback Cole Ballard; Ballard lofted it back toward Marshall, who embarked on a deep sideline route. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026