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[ uhp-lif-ting ] / ʌpˈlɪf tɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR uplifting ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveinspirational; offering or providing hope, encouragement, salvation, etc.: an uplifting sermon. Origin of upliftingFirst recorded in 1810–20; uplift + -ing2 Words nearby upliftingupland plover, upland sandpiper, uplift, uplifted, uplifter, uplifting, uplight, uplighter, uplink, upload, upmanship Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for upliftingHe considered music to be a healing art, an “uplifting” art. The Stacks: John Coltrane’s Mighty Musical Quest|Nat Hentoff|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST Instead, it's for the mainstream crowds looking for an uplifting fall film. Robert Downey Jr. Just Made the Year’s Sappiest Flick|Alex Suskind|September 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST In an uplifting turn, the 49ers traded for Martin, who was systematically harassed by his offensive line mate. First Mega-Deal Is Done as the NFL’s Free Agent Scrap Begins|Ben Teitelbaum|March 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST Unfortunately, very little of the dialogue involving race in America today is positive, uplifting, or inspirational. Justice Thomas Is Right About America’s Obsession With Race|Ron Christie|February 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This means that an agreement, when it finally emerges, will not be uplifting, elegant, and magnanimous. Last Chance Saloon|Daniel Gavron|January 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST The spirit of these seven organizations is uplifting in the broadest sense of the word. America's War for Humanity|Thomas Herbert Russell Is not that an uplifting thought as being the dominant motive which puts in action the whole of the divine activity? Expositions of Holy Scripture|Alexander Maclaren Thus, the foundations of mind and of character are laid in clean, intelligising and uplifting influences. Feminism and Sex-Extinction|Arabella Kenealy Molire and Shakespeare, who knew the limits of their art, never said a word about uplifting the stage. The Theory of the Theatre|Clayton Hamilton It was protective and uplifting, refining and broadening, to all who felt it. Dawn|Mrs. Harriet A. Adams
British Dictionary definitions for uplifting
adjectiveacting to raise moral, spiritual, cultural, etc levels Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to upliftinginspiriting, inspirative, instigative |