adj. 25B6; adjective
a lofty tower : TALL, high, giant, towering, soaring, sky-scraping.
lofty ideals : NOBLE, exalted, high, high-minded, worthy, grand, fine, elevated.
a lofty post in the department : EMINENT, prominent, leading, distinguished, illustrious, celebrated, elevated, esteemed, respected.
lofty disdain : HAUGHTY, arrogant, disdainful, supercilious, condescending, patronizing, scornful, contemptuous, self-important, conceited, snobbish; informal stuck-up, snooty, snotty; Brit. informal toffee-nosed.
low, short, base, lowly, modest.