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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That flattened front-end design is lifted loosely from the GT1 Le Mans racer, while the back half has tinges of the 959.

— Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 15 Oct. 2026
Motorists, fed up with the second malfunction of the week, got out of their cars and lifted the arms so others could drive under, either venturing into or out of the Folsom Boulevard commuter traffic.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026

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No day in Gaza is normal, but Friday stood out for its shouts of delight as athletes pulled trucks, flipped massive tires and heaved weights in a strength competition that drew cheering crowds.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Facing third-and-16 from the Indiana 36-yard line, Nebraska quarterback Anthony Colandrea was forced out of the pocket and heaved a pass toward the end zone intended for Hunter.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of heaved

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The row reached the competition jury’s press conference the day after the opening ceremony, where a reporter raised the question of historical fact and creative freedom.

— Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Alternatively, funding is raised by high-yield corporate bond issuance or private credit borrowing.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

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