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Uplift

The act or result of being uplifted.

📖 Definitions of "Uplift"

noun

1
The act or result of being uplifted.
2
A tectonic upheaval, especially one that takes place in the process of mountain building.
3
A brassiere that raises the breasts.

verb

1
To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level.
2
(of a penalty) To aggravate; to increase.
3
(travel) To be accepted for carriage on a flight.
4
To remove (a child) from a damaging home environment by a social welfare organization.

7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
upheavalnoun	Disruptive change, from one state to another.
elateverb	(transitive) To make joyful or proud.
upthrustnoun	An upward thrust.
upthrownoun	(geology) A fault in which a mass of material has been thrown up from below.
lift upverb	(transitive) To elevate to a higher position.
intoxicateverb	To stupefy by doping with chemical substances such as alcohol.
pick upverb	(transitive) To lift; to grasp and raise.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
dismaynoun	A sudden or complete loss of courage and firmness in the face of trouble or danger; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits
dejectnoun	(transitive) Make sad or dispirited.
depressverb	To make depressed, sad or bored.
demoralizeverb	To destroy the morale of; to dishearten.
dispiritverb	(transitive) To lower the morale of; to make despondent; to dishearten.
get downverb	(intransitive) To relax and enjoy oneself completely; be uninhibited in one's enjoyment.
cast downverb	(transitive) To make (a person) discouraged or dejected.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
lift upverb	(transitive) To elevate to a higher position.
pick upverb	(transitive) To lift; to grasp and raise.
upthrustnoun	An upward thrust.
upthrownoun	(geology) A fault in which a mass of material has been thrown up from below.
upheavalnoun	Disruptive change, from one state to another.
elateverb	(transitive) To make joyful or proud.
intoxicatenoun	One who is intoxicated.
elevateverb	(transitive) To raise (something) to a higher position.
enhanceverb	To augment or make something greater.
elevationnoun	The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.
liftnoun	An act of lifting or raising.
risenoun	The process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater.
raisingnoun	Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity.
ascentnoun	The act of ascending; a motion upwards.
upgradenoun	An improved component or replacement item, usually applied to technology.
raisenoun	(physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
upwellingnoun	the oceanographic phenomenon that occurs when strong, usually seasonal, winds push water away from the coast, bringing cold, nutrient-rich deep waters up to the surface
increasenoun	An amount by which a quantity is increased.
liftingnoun	The action or process by which something is lifted; elevation
pullnoun	(countable) An act of pulling (applying force toward oneself).