Meaning & use

elevating

adjective·Academic

Making someone feel uplifted, inspired, or improved in mood or status.

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The choir's performance was an elevating experience for everyone in the audience.

Reading her memoir had an elevating effect on how I saw my own struggles.

A note on using this word

Elevating can also function as the present participle of the verb 'elevate', meaning to physically raise something higher.

Words with a similar meaning

upliftinginspiring

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Words with an opposite meaning

Another way to use it

2. verb

Raising something to a higher position, level, or rank.

The physical therapist recommended elevating his injured ankle above heart level.

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