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

There are three bedrooms and three baths, which include a loft bedroom with an en suite bath. — Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 30 July 2026

It’s also especially suited for children, with one bedroom featuring bunk beds, a delightful rock-climbing wall, a play loft, and a surplus of toys. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 29 July 2026

Verb

Behind her, in the back left corner of the box, teammate Janine Sonis, who prepped at Valor Christian, lofted a cross high into the mountain air and at the low right post. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 18 July 2026

Starship, able to carry 100 metric tons of cargo to orbit, will be able to loft many more Starlinks at a time than the Falcon 9. — Lee Billings & Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 16 July 2026