Synonyms for waft
wɑft, wæftwaft

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. waft

   Synonyms:
   float, transport, bear

   Antonyms:
   sink, depress, bear down

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.4 / 5 votes

1. pennant, pennon, streamer, waftverb

   a long flag; often tapering

   Synonyms:
   banner, pennon, pinion, streamer, crown, pennant

2. waftverb

   be driven or carried along, as by the air

   "Sounds wafted into the room"

3. waftverb

   blow gently

   "A breeze wafted through the door"

Matched Categories

1. • Blow
   • Drift

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. waftverb

   Synonyms:
   bear (through a buoyant medium), convey, transport, carry, transmit

2. waftverb

   Synonyms:
   [Rare.] float, be wafted

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How to use waft in a sentence?

1. Sanskrit Proverb:

   As far and wide the vernal breeze Sweet odours waft from blooming trees, So, too, the grateful savour spreads To distant lands of virtuous deeds.

2. Omar Khayyam:

   Pagodas are, like mosques, true houses of prayer; ?Tis prayer that church bells waft upon the air; Kaaba and temple, rosary and cross, All are but divers tongues of world-wide prayer.