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

Absolom stood on stage with his onscreen father and co-star Cara Delevigne, and afterwards was lofted into the air by the duo as a misty-eyed audience showered the group with applause. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026

The Patriots pulled within three when Maye lofted a pass to Kyle Williams for a 43-yard touchdown that was initially ruled an incompletion after Williams' knee appeared to jar the ball loose. — ABC News, 1 Nov. 2026

The Vikings went ahead 7-3 early in the second quarter when Murray lofted a 1-yard pass to the left side of the end zone that Justin Jefferson snagged with his left hand before going to the turf and completing the catch. — Larry Lage, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 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

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