Synonyms for aloft
əˈlɔft, əˈlɒftaloft

Princeton's WordNet

1. aloftadverb

   at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship

   "climbed aloft to unfurl the sail"

2. aloftadverb

   upward

   "the good news sent her spirits aloft"

3. aloftadverb

   at or to great height; high up in or into the air

   "eagles were soaring aloft"; "dust is whirled aloft"

4. aloftadverb

   in the higher atmosphere above the earth

   "weather conditions aloft are fine"

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1. aloftadjective

   Synonyms:
   above, overhead, on high

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1. List of paraphrases for "aloft":

   topmen, altitude

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1. Michael Berry:

   It’s like making a cake, all the ingredients are there, the forcing aloft, the instability due to heating and the moisture source, it’s the perfect ingredients for severe weather.

2. Blow:

   George May the wind always be at your back and the sun upon your face. Fred And may the winds of destiny carry you aloft to dance with the stars.

3. Nicholas Weaver:

   If an adversary has a specialized plane aloft, it can detect [ a satellite ] signal and home in on it, it isn't necessarily easy, but the Russians have a lot of practice on tracking various signal emitters in Syria and responding. Starlink may work for the moment, but anyone setting a [ Starlink ] dish up in Ukraine needs to consider it as a potential giant target.

4. The NHC:

   Some development of this system is possible during the next few days before a combination of dry air aloft and strong upper-level winds limit any chance of formation while the wave is over the central tropical Atlantic Ocean late week.

5. Bob Sargent:

   When they get aloft, it seems as though they can soar for half the afternoon, effortlessly.