Synonyms of waft

waft 1 of 2

noun

as in breeze

a slight or gentle movement of air

wafts carrying the scent of spring flowers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• breeze
• puff
• breath
• air
• zephyr
• whiff
• blow
• wind
• gale
• sea breeze
• current
• draft
• westerly
• airflow
• tornado
• windstorm
• flurry
• tempest
• blast
• squall
• southeaster
• tailwind
• norther
• headwind
• northwester
• northeaster
• southwester

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calm

waft

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verb

ˈwäft 

as in to hover

to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air

a feather wafted past us and settled on the grass

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hover
• sail
• float
• drift
• swim
• glide
• ride
• hang
• bob
• suspend
• poise
• dangle
• buoy
• raft
• balloon

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• settle
• sink
• dive
• plunge
• lunge
• dip
• submerge
• immerse
• submerse

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of waft

Noun

At lunchtime, Bosnian and English bounce between the tables while delicious aromas waft in from the kitchen. — Timothy Depeugh, Southern Living, 25 July 2026

There are flies, rats and, if the wind shifts every so slightly, a waft of thick, nauseating air from the warehouse. — Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Verb

At the peak, more than 100 million Americans — from the Midwest to the East Coast — were under serious air-quality alerts from the smoke, which wafted into the states from Canada, where thousands of Ontario residents were evacuated. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026

The smoke that wafted into the atmosphere from the fires was filled with reflective, cloud-interacting aerosols, contributing to a brightening of low marine clouds over the southeast subtropical Pacific. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 16 July 2026