uplifting 1 of 3

present participle of uplift

uplifting

2 of 3

adjective

uplifting

3 of 3

noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for uplifting
Verb
  • London time, lifting the company to the top of the Stoxx 600 index.
    Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
  • This project is creating meaningful partnerships and jobs, lifting up disadvantaged communities and supporting greenhouse gas reduction goals.
    Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • For a home base that’s as inspiring as the journey itself, The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay rises from the cliffs like something out of a coastal daydream.
    Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • To me, Virgil’s ascent is inspiring because of this notion.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • If the engines hold up for the rest of the season, Mercedes could be set for a dramatic upturn in form.
    Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025
  • The latest upturn in the ratio of XLK to the SPX reflects outperformance while the market has rebounded.
    Katie Stockton, CNBC, 12 May 2025
Verb
  • Director Kenneth Branagh treats the fairy tale with as much respect and elegance as a Shakespeare play, elevating the source material to something grander.
    Staff Author, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Together, the books and the show prompted a reckoning over Cromwell’s reputation, elevating him from villain to hero.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • This may have been a low point, but not even the more edifying moments of the discussion shed much light on the essential conflict between Brustein’s commitment to integration and Wilson’s appeal for separatism.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2023
  • But the fact that the two situations are being compared does not make the comparison very edifying.
    Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 17 Jan. 2023
Noun
  • Another thrust to the brain will dispatch it quickly.
    Mike Raabe, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2025
  • The New Shepard capsule's stubby single-stage booster roared to life just after 9:38 a.m. EDT, throttled up to full thrust and smoothly climbed away from Blue Origin's launch site near Van Horn, Texas.
    William Harwood, CBS News, 29 June 2025
Verb
  • The year also began with a strong El Niño event, which occurs when the ocean in the Eastern Pacific releases large amounts of heat to the atmosphere, raising global temperatures.
    Lauren Sommer, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Sinema spent around $8,000 on travel expenses in the Boston area in the days surrounding the marathon this spring, but has reported raising just one dollar since March, according to CREW’s complaint.
    Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • As Jimmy Lennox, a musician carrying a torch for Susan Sarandon's Louise, Madsen got to do some of the most moving and mercurial work of his career.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 3 July 2025
  • On June 18, The Baltimore Sun published a very moving and poignant editorial cartoon showing a picture of Minnesota with the state’s eastern border as the silhouette of a weeping Uncle Sam.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Uplifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uplifting. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on uplifting

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!