Definition

Adjective: 1. Exalted emotionally, especially with pride: Feeling a heightened sense of joy, optimism, or moral/spiritual elevation, often as a result of an inspiring event, thought, or achievement.

Usage

The adjective "uplifted" describes a person's emotional or spiritual state. It is typically used to express a feeling of being raised above ordinary concerns, filled with hope, pride, or inspiration. It often follows a linking verb like be, feel, or seem.

Examples

• After hearing the motivational speech, the entire team felt uplifted and ready to tackle the challenge.
• She had an uplifted spirit after volunteering at the shelter, knowing she had made a difference.
• His heart was uplifted by the stunning beauty of the mountain sunrise.

Advanced Usage

• "Uplifted" can describe a collective mood or atmosphere.
  • The concert left the audience in an uplifted state, cheering for an encore.
• It can be used in a more formal or literary context to describe a sense of moral or intellectual elevation.
  • The philosopher's writings left her with an uplifted mind, pondering new possibilities.

Variants and Related Words

• Uplift (verb): To raise something physically or, more commonly, to improve a person's moral, emotional, or spiritual state.
  • The community project aims to uplift the neighborhood.
• Uplifting (adjective): Causing a feeling of emotional or spiritual elevation.
  • It was an uplifting story of kindness.
• Uplift (noun): The act, process, or result of uplifting; also a geological term for the raising of land.
  • The charity provides an uplift to those in need.

Synonyms

• Elated: Extremely happy and excited.
• Exhilarated: Feeling very happy, animated, or elated.
• Inspired: Filled with the urge or ability to do or feel something creative.
• Elevated: Raised to a higher intellectual or moral level.

Antonyms

• Depressed: In a state of general unhappiness or despondency.
• Dejected: Sad and dispirited.
• Downcast: Feeling sad or discouraged.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• With an uplifted heart: A phrase indicating one is filled with positive emotion.
  • She faced the future with an uplifted heart.
• To feel uplifted: The most common collocation for experiencing this emotion.
  • The kind words from a stranger made him feel uplifted.

Adjective

1. exalted emotionally especially with pride