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See definition of hoisted on Dictionary.com
  • as inerected
  • as inraised

synonyms for hoisted

  • boosted
  • elevated
  • implanted
  • lifted
  • raised
  • reared
  • uplifted
  • upraised
  • standing up
  • constructed
  • heightened
  • lifted
  • built
  • embossed
  • erected
On this page you'll find 23 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to hoisted, such as: boosted, elevated, implanted, lifted, raised, and reared.

antonyms for hoisted

MOST RELEVANT
  • lowered
  • horizontal
  • leveled
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How to use hoisted in a sentence

I then found myself hoisted up by degrees, at least three feet higher than I was before.
GULLIVER'S TRAVELSJONATHAN SWIFT
As it came near, it proved to be the clock, with a sail hoisted, and the Goblin sitting complacently in the stern.
DAVY AND THE GOBLINCHARLES E. CARRYL
He drew up the rocker, hoisted his slippered feet on the rail, and proceeded to smoke a cigar.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPIN
Before the breath could have been well out of his body, they hoisted him up and carried him away to burial.
HUNTING THE LIONSR.M. BALLANTYNE
For some time after the white flag was hoisted there was street-fighting between the rebels and the loyals.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDSJOHN FOREMAN
The boats were therefore hoisted in, and preparations made to leave the anchorage.
NARRATIVE OF A SURVEY OF THE INTERTROPICAL AND WESTERN COASTS OF AUSTRALIA] [VOLUME 2 OF 2]PHILLIP PARKER KING
On the line taken by the troops many native householders hoisted white flags to indicate their peaceful intentions.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDSJOHN FOREMAN
The aeroplane had been hoisted to its elevated position by means of a stout rope passing through a pulley at the top of the pole.
MOTOR MATT'S "CENTURY" RUNSTANLEY R. MATTHEWS
The boat was now hoisted out and sent ahead to tow, but we could not succeed in getting the vessel's head round.
NARRATIVE OF A SURVEY OF THE INTERTROPICAL AND WESTERN COASTS OF AUSTRALIA] [VOLUME 2 OF 2]PHILLIP PARKER KING
Beyond the skylight rose the bright brass funnel of the cabin chimney, and the winch, by means of which the lantern was hoisted.
THE FLOATING LIGHT OF THE GOODWIN SANDSR.M. BALLANTYNE
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OCTOBER 26, 1985
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WORDS RELATED TO HOISTED

  • boosted
  • elevated
  • hoisted
  • implanted
  • lifted
  • raised
  • reared
  • standing up
  • uplifted
  • upraised
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.