Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb exalt

4 senses of exalt

Sense 1
laud, extol, exalt, glorify, proclaim -- (praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking")
       => praise -- (express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance")

Sense 2
exhilarate, tickle pink, inebriate, thrill, exalt, beatify -- (fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success")
       => elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate -- (fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits")

Sense 3
inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt -- (heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination")
       => stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir -- (stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country")

Sense 4
exalt -- (raise in rank, character, or status; "exalted the humble shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser")
       => lift, raise, elevate -- (raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty")

Antonyms of adj exalting

1 sense of exalting

Sense 1
ennobling, exalting -- (tending to exalt; "an exalting eulogy"; "ennobling thoughts")

INDIRECT (VIA inspiring) -> uninspiring -- (depressing to the spirit; "a villa of uninspiring design")

Similarity of adj exalting

1 sense of exalting

Sense 1
ennobling, exalting -- (tending to exalt; "an exalting eulogy"; "ennobling thoughts")
       => inspiring (vs. uninspiring) -- (stimulating or exalting to the spirit)

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