uplifted
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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
- exalted emotionally especially with pride