Synonyms of lofted

lofted

verb

past tense of loft

as in threw

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

• threw
• hurled
• tossed
• slung
• flung
• fired
• launched
• heaved
• pitched
• pegged
• catapulted
• lobbed
• dashed
• cast
• darted
• hurtled
• bowled
• chucked
• pelted
• let fly
• flipped
• rolled
• propelled
• ejected
• thrust
• passed
• precipitated
• projected
• hooked
• gunned
• shot
• rifled
• impelled
• bucked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lofted

The rookie took one dribble, two more steps and then lofted a pass in a deft parabola to find the hands of Buzelis. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

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

The Finnish forward broke to the net, gained a step on defenseman Wyatt Kaiser and lofted in high backhander. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

But Starship Flight 14 lofted the first members of the next-gen Starlink V3 constellation, which will eventually consist of 100,000 spacecraft, if all goes to plan. — Andrew Jones, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026

The ship is what carries out the bulk of the mission after being lofted toward space by the Super Heavy, and today, the ship experienced an outage of one of its six engines. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026

The Tigers pulled to within a point with 23 seconds left in the game after Tre Nichols escaped a trio of would-be tacklers and lofted a 67-yard touchdown pass to Carter McElhany. — Erick Taylor, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026

The Ducks scored five plays later, as Raiola lofted a prayer to the corner of the end zone that was answered by one of his wideouts, Dakorien Moore. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026