{ "lofted":{ "to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm":{ "examples":[ "he lofted the ball down the center of the field toward a receiver" ], "synonyms":[ "cast", "catapulted", "chucked", "dashed", "fired", "flung", "heaved", "hove", "hurled", "hurtled", "launched", "lobbed", "pegged", "pelted", "pitched", "slung", "threw", "tossed" ], "near synonyms":[ "bowled", "darted", "flipped", "gunned", "hooked", "passed", "rolled", "shot", "bucked", "ejected", "impelled", "precipitated", "projected", "propelled", "rifled", "thrust" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "loftier":{ "as in higher , upper":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "higher", "upper", "highest", "loftiest", "top", "topmost", "upmost", "uppermost", "consummate", "maximal", "maximized", "maximum", "peaked", "supreme", "utmost", "uttermost", "chief", "dominant", "first", "foremost", "head", "leading", "predominant", "preeminent", "premier", "principal", "dominant", "dominating", "eminent", "prominent", "towering", "elevated", "escalated", "heightened", "jacked (up)", "lifted", "raised", "uplifted", "upraised" ], "near antonyms":[ "bottommost", "lowermost", "lowest", "nethermost", "rock-bottom", "undermost", "below", "lower", "nether", "under", "underneath", "low", "lowered", "low-lying", "sunken" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "loftiness":{ "an exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims":{ "examples":[ "we were offended by the new club member's air of loftiness" ], "synonyms":[ "arrogance", "assumption", "bumptiousness", "consequence", "haughtiness", "hauteur", "high horse", "huffiness", "imperiousness", "lordliness", "masterfulness", "peremptoriness", "pomposity", "pompousness", "presumptuousness", "pretense", "pretence", "pretension", "pretentiousness", "self-consequence", "self-importance", "superciliousness", "superiority", "toploftiness" ], "near 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"reserve", "reservedness" ], "antonyms":[ "humility", "modesty", "unassumingness", "unpretentiousness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lofts":{ "a room or unfinished space directly beneath the roof of a building":{ "examples":[ "the cottage has two bedrooms on the ground floor and a second-floor loft that could be converted into a third one" ], "synonyms":[ "attics", "cocklofts", "garrets" ], "near synonyms":[ "haylofts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm":{ "examples":[ "he lofted the ball down the center of the field toward a receiver" ], "synonyms":[ "casts", "catapults", "chucks", "dashes", "fires", "flings", "heaves", "hurls", "hurtles", "launches", "lobs", "pegs", "pelts", "pitches", "slings", "throws", "tosses" ], "near synonyms":[ "bowls", "darts", "flips", "guns", "hooks", "passes", "rolls", "shoots", "bucks", "ejects", "impels", "precipitates", "projects", "propels", "rifles", "thrusts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "loftiest":{ "being at a point or level higher than all others":{ "examples":[ "from the loftiest part of the mountain ridge you could see all the way to the next state" ], "synonyms":[ "highest", "top", "topmost", "upmost", "uppermost" ], "near synonyms":[ "higher", "loftier", "upper", "consummate", "maximal", "maximized", "maximum", "peaked", "supreme", "utmost", "uttermost", "chief", "dominant", "first", "foremost", "head", "leading", "predominant", "preeminent", "premier", "principal", "dominant", "dominating", "eminent", "prominent", "towering", "elevated", "escalated", "heightened", "jacked (up)", "lifted", "raised", "uplifted", "upraised" ], "near antonyms":[ "below", "lower", "nether", "under", "underneath", "low", "lowered", "low-lying", "sunken" ], "antonyms":[ "bottommost", "lowermost", "lowest", "nethermost", "rock-bottom", "undermost" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "loftily":{ "as in venerably":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "venerably", "gallantly", "grandly", "greatheartedly", "greatly", "heroically", "high-mindedly", "honorably", "magnanimously", "nobly", "magnificently", "majestically", "bravely", "chivalrously", "courageously", "valiantly" ], "near antonyms":[ "basely", "currishly", "dishonorably", "ignobly", "abominably", "contemptibly", "despicably", "detestably", "hatefully", "nastily", "pitiably", "sorrily", "wretchedly", "degenerately" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "lofting":{ "to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm":{ "examples":[ "he lofted the ball down the center of the field toward a receiver" ], "synonyms":[ "casting", "catapulting", "chucking", "dashing", "firing", "flinging", "heaving", "hurling", "hurtling", "launching", "lobbing", "pegging", "pelting", "pitching", "slinging", "throwing", "tossing" ], "near synonyms":[ "bowling", "darting", "flipping", "gunning", "hooking", "passing", "rolling", "shooting", "bucking", "ejecting", "impelling", "precipitating", "projecting", "propelling", "rifling", "thrusting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lofty":{ "extending to a great distance upward":{ "examples":[ "the ever-increasing lofty heights of the world's skyscrapers" ], "synonyms":[ "altitudinous", "high", "tall", "towering" ], "near synonyms":[ "dominant", "dominating", "eminent", "prominent", "elevated", "lifted", "raised", "uplifted", "upswept", "high-rise", "statuesque" ], "near antonyms":[ "flat", "stubby", "stumpy" ], "antonyms":[ "low", "low-lying", "short", "squat" ] }, "having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude":{ "examples":[ "she acts all lofty and superior just because she went to an Ivy League college" ], "synonyms":[ "arrogant", "assumptive", "bumptious", "cavalier", "chesty", "haughty", "high-and-mighty", "high-handed", "high-hat", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "huffish", "huffy", "imperious", "important", "lordly", "masterful", "overweening", "peremptory", "pompous", "presuming", "presumptuous", "pretentious", "self-asserting", "self-assertive", "sniffy", "stiff-necked", "supercilious", "superior", "toplofty", "toploftical", "uppish", "uppity" ], "near synonyms":[ "authoritarian", "bossy", "dominant", "dominating", "domineering", "magisterial", "pontifical", "pontificating", "condescending", "disdainful", "patronizing", "impertinent", "impudent", "saucy", "snobbish", "snobby", "snooty", "blusterous", "blustery", "boastful", "bombastic", "braggart", "bragging", "braggy", "cocky", "swaggering", "vain", "vainglorious", "complacent", "conceited", "egocentric", "egoistic", "egoistical", "egotistic", "egotistical", "hubristic", "narcissistic", "orgulous", "prideful", "proud", "self-affected", "self-applauding", "self-centered", "self-complacent", "self-conceited", "self-pleased", "self-satisfied", "smug", "stuck-up", "self-flattering", "self-loving", "self-promoting", "brash", "forward", "uninhibited", "unreserved", "extroverted", "extraverted", "immodest" ], "near antonyms":[ "bashful", "cowering", "cringing", "demure", "diffident", "introverted", "mousy", "mousey", "overmodest", "self-critical", "self-doubting", "sheepish", "shrinking", "shy", "subdued", "timid", "acquiescent", "compliant", "deferential", "meek", "passive", "submissive", "unaggressive", "unassertive", "unassuming", "unobtrusive", "yielding", "quiet", "reserved", "retiring" ], "antonyms":[ "humble", "lowly", "modest", "unarrogant", "unpretentious" ] }, "having or displaying feelings of scorn for what is regarded as beneath oneself":{ "examples":[ "his lofty attitude toward menial chores really rankles the other camp counselors" ], "synonyms":[ "disdainful", "haughty", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "lordly", "prideful", "proud", "superior" ], "near synonyms":[ "complacent", "conceited", "egoistic", "egotistic", "egotistical", "important", "self-assertive", "self-conceited", "self-contented", "self-important", "self-satisfied", "smug", "uppity", "vain", "vainglorious", "arrogant", "pretentious", "sniffy", "snobbish", "stuck-up", "supercilious", "cavalier", "overbearing", "overweening", "peremptory", "swaggering", "high-sounding", "pompous", "condescending", "patronizing", "cocky", "overconfident", "presuming", "presumptuous", "bloated", "boastful", "bombastic", "self-glorifying", "audacious", "bold", "brash", "brassy", "cheeky", "cocksure", "forward", "impertinent", "impudent", "saucy", "confident", "presuming", "self-assured", "self-confident", "sure", "bossy", "domineering", "high-handed", "imperious", "egocentric", "self-centered", "selfish", "dominating", "magisterial", "masterful" ], "near antonyms":[ "demure", "homely", "meek", "unassuming", "unpretending", "unpretentious", "bashful", "retiring", "shy", "timid", "diffident", "self-doubting", "acquiescent", "compliant", "deferential", "ingratiating", "resigned", "submissive", "unassertive", "yielding", "apologetic", "cowering", "cringing", "shrinking", "passive", "quiet", "reserved", "subdued", "unobtrusive" ], "antonyms":[ "humble", "lowly", "modest" ] }, "having, characterized by, or arising from a dignified and generous nature":{ "examples":[ "remained true to the cause's lofty ideals, regardless of the changing winds of popular opinion" ], "synonyms":[ "big", "chivalrous", "elevated", "gallant", "great", "greathearted", "high", "high-minded", "lordly", "magnanimous", "natural", "noble", "sublime" ], "near synonyms":[ "ennobled", "exalted", "glorified", "heroic", "heroical", "honorable", "valiant", "venerable", "worthy", "knightly", "princely", "regal", "inspiring", "moving", "numinous", "uplifting", "august", "magnificent", "majestic" ], "near antonyms":[ "sordid", "squalid", "vile", "wretched", "abominable", "contemptible", "despicable", "detestable", "hateful", "offensive", "repulsive", "ugly", "vicious", "dastardly", "dirty", "lousy", "sorry", "little", "mean", "narrow", "small-minded", "degrading", "discreditable", "humiliating", "ignominious", "coarse", "crude", "vulgar" ], "antonyms":[ "base", "debased", "degenerate", "degraded", "ignoble", "low" ] }, "very dignified in form, tone, or style":{ "examples":[ "the lofty nature of the coronation ceremony" ], "synonyms":[ "elevated", "eloquent", "formal", "high-flown", "majestic", "stately", "towering" ], "near synonyms":[ "affected", "bombastic", "declamatory", "florid", "flowery", "grandiloquent", "grandiose", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "oratorical", "pompous", "pretentious", "rhetorical", "rhetoric", "stilted", "Attic", "cultured", "refined", "classy", "courtly", "fine", "graceful", "tasteful", "aristocratic", "genteel", "patrician", "correct", "educated", "grammatical", "proper", "academic", "academical", "bookish", "learned", "literary" ], "near antonyms":[ "casual", "colloquial", "conversational", "informal", "nonformal", "slangy", "unbookish", "unliterary", "vernacular", "coarse", "common", "crass", "crude", "gross", "ill-bred", "indecent", "lowbred", "lowbrow", "rough", "rough-hewn", "rude", "tasteless", "uncouth", "uncultivated", "uncultured", "unpolished", "unrefined", "vulgar", "incorrect", "substandard", "uneducated", "ungrammatical", "unlearned" ], "antonyms":[ "ineloquent", "low", "undignified" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "loft":{ "a room or unfinished space directly beneath the roof of a building":{ "examples":[ "the cottage has two bedrooms on the ground floor and a second-floor loft that could be converted into a third one" ], "synonyms":[ "attic", "cockloft", "garret" ], "near synonyms":[ "hayloft" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm":{ "examples":[ "he lofted the ball down the center of the field toward a receiver" ], "synonyms":[ "cast", "catapult", "chuck", "dash", "fire", "fling", "heave", "hurl", "hurtle", "launch", "lob", "peg", "pelt", "pitch", "sling", "throw", "toss" ], "near synonyms":[ "bowl", "dart", "flip", "gun", "hook", "pass", "roll", "shoot", "buck", "eject", "impel", "precipitate", "project", "propel", "rifle", "thrust" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] } }