lofty
Very tall or high up.
lofty in a sentence
- Eagles nested on the lofty peaks far above the valley floor.
- From the lofty top of the Ferris wheel, the people below looked like ants.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to lofty?
- Asmall
- Bshort
- Ctall
- Dlow
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C: tall. The other three mean the opposite of lofty.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to lofty?
- Alow
- Btowering
- Chigh
- Dtall
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A: low. The other three mean nearly the same as lofty.
Words that mean something similar
tall, high, towering
Words that mean the opposite
low, short, small
More words about size & amount
- mammoth: Huge in size or amount.
- meagre: Very small in amount and not enough.
- mere: Nothing more than; only.
- miniature: Very small, like a tiny copy of something bigger.
- moderate: Neither too much nor too little, around the middle.
- monumental: Extremely large or important.
- morsel: A small piece of food.
- multitude: A very large number of people or things.
More words to explore
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