elating
- adjective
- /ɪˈleɪtɪŋ/
:
alegre
- The elating music at the festival lifted everyone's spirits.
Examples
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She felt elating joy when she received the news of her promotion.
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It's a really remarkable game in a lot of ways—both the Arma engine and the specific mod—and in a few days of playing, it's imprinted more vivid, terrifying, elating memories than I'd normally get from a year of gaming.
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Winning the championship was an elating experience for the whole team.
Synonyms
392
1.0
To make someone feel happier
138
3.6
Makes people feel excited and want to try something new
50
4.6
Making you feel very happy and full of energy
41
3.7
Pleasing and making you feel proud or satisfied
23
3.2
To make someone feel happier and more hopeful
21
4.1
Make someone very happy
19
6.4
To make someone feel very happy and proud
16
3.6
Making you feel more hopeful and cheerful
12
6.9
To make someone feel very happy and full of energy
8
2.8
To make someone feel happier or more cheerful
8
3.9
To make someone feel happier
6
8.1
To make someone feel very happy and inspired
2
3.0
To give someone a lot of happiness, often by a small kind act
1
3.5
To make someone feel happy
1
3.9
To make someone feel happier when they are sad
1
6.7
Making people feel very happy, proud, or hopeful
1
3.4
Help someone feel happier
1
4.8
Giving something more energy and excitement
To make someone feel more cheerful and confident
Making people feel more cheerful and hopeful
Antonyms
How Uplifting
50
4.6
1
4.1
202
2.0
119
1.0
314
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Elating comes from a Latin root laet- meaning 'glad' or 'joyful'. This same root is in elate and elated, so something elating makes you feel very happy and uplifted.