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Synonyms of lofty in English:

lofty


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adjective

1‘the buildings have lofty towers and spires’

SYNONYMS
tall, high, giant, towering, soaring, sky-high, sky-scraping
imposing, magnificent, majestic
ANTONYMS

low, short

2‘lofty ideals’

SYNONYMS
noble, exalted, high, high-minded, grand, fine, sublime, elevated, worthy
ANTONYMS

base, lowly

3‘he has obtained a lofty position in Hollywood’

SYNONYMS
eminent, prominent, leading, distinguished, illustrious, renowned, celebrated, elevated, esteemed, honoured, respected
ANTONYMS

base

4‘they looked on with lofty disdain’

SYNONYMS
haughty, proud, aloof, arrogant, disdainful, supercilious, condescending, patronizing, scornful, contemptuous, self-important, conceited, snobbish
lordly, grandiose, imperious, pompous, magisterial, overweening, overbearing
informal high and mighty, stuck-up, snooty, snotty, toffee-nosed, uppity, uppish, hoity-toity
literary vainglorious
archaic contumelious
ANTONYMS

modest