HEFTED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

hefted

verb

past tense of heft

as in hoisted

to lift with effort hefted his growing son onto his shoulders

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as in lifted

to move from a lower to a higher place or position heft your baggy gym shorts a little higher—you're showing us more than we care to see

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Recent Examples of hefted The judge also hefted an additional $250 fine to one person’s charge for taking rocks. — Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 12 Mar. 2026 Here in our yards, long years of earth have been hefted by hand and heaped up on tarps. — Steven Searcy, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2025

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Once there, the kits need to be hoisted up to the wind turbine, which is both time-consuming and potentially dangerous.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
The helicopter crew hoisted Granbery from the trail and flew her to a nearby landing zone.

— Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of hoisted

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Klara learns Josie’s older sister, Sal, was lifted, got sick, then died.

— Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026
For the closing set, according to a photo posted on X and various videos, the legendary rocker was lifted onto the stage while seated on a black throne adorned with skulls and topped with a black bat.

— Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

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Mahomes sprinted to his right to avoid pressure and, a split-second before falling out of bounds, heaved a pass that somehow hit Tyreek Hill in stride for 48 yards.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
On fourth-and-21 in the second overtime, Seminoles quarterback Ashton Daniels heaved the ball into the end zone and it was caught by Micahi Danzy for a touchdown — one that was called back after a holding call that Florida State felt didn't exist.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of heaved

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Violent protests across France have raised pressure on the government to increase spending, which could add further to its debt.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
The Cognition investment was part of the startup’s Series E funding round in September, which raised more than $2 billion at a $48 billion valuation.

— Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

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