Antonyms for uplifting
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uhp-lif-ting |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌpˈlɪf tɪŋ |
Definition of uplifting
Origin :- mid-14c., from up + lift (v.). Related: Uplifted; uplifting.
- adj inspirational
- The thoughts might be uplifting to Almena, but they did not elevate my spirits.
- Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- This uplifting illusion made him inquisitorial and peremptory.
- Extract from : « The Shadow-Line » by Joseph Conrad
- His recollections of city calm and coolness were not uplifting in this emergency.
- Extract from : « Janet of the Dunes » by Harriet T. Comstock
- Her friends, however, felt it was she who gave to them because of her uplifting power.
- Extract from : « Girls and Women » by Harriet E. Paine (AKA E. Chester}
- After all, what is education in the finest sense, but the uplifting of the masses?
- Extract from : « Tutors' Lane » by Wilmarth Lewis
- There was not much diversion of an uplifting sort in Medora that June of 1884.
- Extract from : « Roosevelt in the Bad Lands » by H. Hagedorn.
- It was simply grand; such an uplifting, such a glimpse of the wondrous Now.
- Extract from : « The Right Knock » by Helen Van-Anderson
- It was the uplifting of the veil of illusion that enwraps childhood.
- Extract from : « The Art of Disappearing » by John Talbot Smith
- I would like to know, Mrs. Hamilton, if you think we are subjects for uplifting?
- Extract from : « Making People Happy » by Thompson Buchanan
- The word seemed to contain some beautiful comfort and uplifting.
- Extract from : « McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, July 1908. » by Various
Synonyms for uplifting
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