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• up in or into the air; overhead.

• "the congregation sways, hands aloft"

Similar: upwards, up, high, into the air, into the sky, skyward, on high, heavenward,

Opposite: down,

• flying or situated in the air; overhead.

• "while the plane is aloft, passengers may get up and move about"

Similar: high up, up, high, up above, on high, overhead, above,

Origin: Middle English: from Old Norse á lopt, á lopti, from á ‘in, on, to’ + lopt ‘air’.