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lifted

lifted

1.0
Held up in the air higher than normal
  • adjective
  • /ˈlɪftɪd/
translation icon : elevado
  • The platform was designed to be lifted above the ground for better visibility.

See that little lifted head up, little tilt of the face?

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Examples

  • Coming down, my feet got lifted straight above the ground.

  • Then when you pull it away, what you're left with is this beautiful elongated, lifted eye.

  • Feel like a big weight has been lifted off my heart.

  • You can see now that this has got a really nice kind of lifted look to it.

  • I felt like this huge weight had been lifted off of me.

  • But in these trousers it looks lifted from the shadows.

  • See that little lifted head up, little tilt of the face?

  • Life is just better with a lifted brow, isn't it?

  • Chad's guys got the concrete pad lifted where the pergola used to be.

  • And again, we've got that really nice lifted lash just doing your lower lashes here.

Synonyms

held high
vslifted
13 4.4

Raised up so people can see it and feel proud

is the common sense of being above the usual position not necessarily proud
elevated
vslifted
1 3.9

Raised above the surrounding ground or area

is the sense of being higher than the normal position
upraised
vslifted
  • Archaic
4.8

Held high in the air, like a hand or torch

is the general idea of being higher than the normal position
raised
vslifted
1.0

Higher than the surrounding surface or area

is the same idea focused on being above the usual position
upflung
vslifted
  • Archaic
8.3

Parts that rise high into the air, like a dancer's arms

describes being simply kept aloft without force or throwing

Antonyms

1.3

Moved down to a position below the usual level, for example a head or a car

How High

sky-high
11 4.5
elevated
1 3.9
lifted
1.0
raised
1.0

Surface Forms

lifted positive

Morphology

lifted = lift (transparent) = lift + ed

The word 'lifted' is a straightforward past participle form of 'lift', indicating a completed action of raising.

Etymology

Lifted comes from the simple verb lift, which means 'to raise' or move something 'up'. Think of a 'lift' as an elevator that takes you up, and that is why lifted means held or raised above the usual position.