UPLIFT Synonyms: 135 Similar and Opposite Words

uplift 1 of 2

verb

(ˌ)əp-ˈlift

Definition of uplift

as in to lift

to move from a lower to a higher place or position a mountain range that was uplifted millions of years ago by the collision of continental plates

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uplift

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noun

as in encouragement

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as in increase

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Recent Examples of uplift

Verb

The instruments and rhythms dance with Lenae’s sinuous vocals, nudging her into odd pockets, uplifting her notes. — Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 7 Aug. 2026 The smoothing and plumping fan-favorite masks have (literally) uplifted me on groggy mornings, amid grueling hangovers, and during spa nights with my best friends. — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026

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Total revenue again held steady with a 2% uplift but EBITA dropped by 9% to £97 million from last year’s £107 million (itself a 20% drop on the previous year). — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 31 July 2026 But the industry’s significance to black history goes beyond economic understandings of racial uplift. — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for uplift

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Verb

With their victory, Cameroon became just the fourth nation to lift the WAFCON trophy since 1998 and the third to win both the men’s and women’s Africa Cup of Nations (alongside Nigeria and South Africa).

— Emily Olsen, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
The rally powering the major averages this year has lifted small-cap stocks – and several also offer dividend income and the prospect for further gains.

— Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of lift

Noun

The Defense Ministry in Bucharest said that so far this year, Russia had attacked targets close to Romania's frontier 54 times, representing a significant increase on the 28 attacks close to the border in all of 2025.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
New York City sanitation workers say their job has been pricklier than usual after the Department of Sanitation reported an increase in needle stick injuries.

— Noelle Lilley, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of increase

Verb

While increasing volumes of the oil are finding routes out of the Middle East, the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed, keeping energy prices elevated and pushing up global inflation.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Parker says to remove any jewelry from the affected limb, elevate it above the heart, and head to the emergency room.

— Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of elevate

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The inspiration for the movie came from the French theologian Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, who believed that the human race was getting ready to come together into a kind of cosmic telepathic hive mind.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 Aug. 2026
Briscoe acknowledges the ironic similarities, from driving the #14 to now owning a team, but asserts his venture stems from personal passion and inspiration from various owners.

— Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of inspiration

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These actions should be paired with measures that expand protections for the United States’ biotech innovation infrastructure, including the strengthening of a national security review process governing foreign investment in the sector.

— Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
In response, the OLCI offered a proposal that combines legal reforms and institutional strengthening as well as operational actions.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of strengthening

Verb

Residents in some of those markets continue to raise concerns about drone noise and privacy and how those issues could hurt property values.

— Annie Palmer, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
Notably, Schwartzel was one of the few candidates in the race who was actually born and raised in the state.

— Adisa Hargett-Robinson, The Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of raise

Noun

American consumers have been struggling with soaring beef prices for over two years now, but the elevated cost of livestock has been a relief for those ranchers, who feel they’re finally being paid fairly for their work.

— Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
When Allie and Owen decide to bump their rumpy-pumpy to next year, in order to get to know each other better, there is a relief in their compliance, like exhausted toddlers who have stopped fighting bedtime.

— Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

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