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exalted adjective [ ɪɡˈzɔːltɪd ]

• (of a person or their rank or status) at a high or powerful level.
• "it had taken her years of infighting to reach her present exalted rank"
Similar: high, high-ranking, elevated, prominent, superior, lofty, grand, noble, dignified, eminent, prestigious, august, illustrious, distinguished, esteemed, venerable, influential, important, powerful,
Opposite: low,
• in a state of extreme happiness.
• "I felt exalted and newly alive"
Similar: elated, exultant, jubilant, joyful, joyous, triumphant, rapturous, rhapsodic, ecstatic, blissful, transported, delighted, happy, gleeful, exuberant, exhilarated, high, up,
Opposite: depressed, low,

exalt verb

• think or speak very highly of (someone or something).
• "the party will continue to exalt their hero"
Similar: glorify, extol, praise, acclaim, pay homage to, pay tribute to, revere, reverence, venerate, worship, hero-worship, lionize, idolize, deify, esteem, hold in high regard, hold in high esteem, hold in awe, look up to, put on a pedestal, laud, magnify,
Opposite: disparage, despise,
• raise to a higher rank or position.
• "this naturally exalts the peasant above his brethren in the same rank of society"
Similar: elevate, promote, raise, advance, boost, upgrade, ennoble, dignify, aggrandize, improve the status of, improve the standing of, give someone a higher rank,
Opposite: lower,
Origin: late Middle English: from Latin exaltare, from ex- ‘out, upward’ + altus ‘high’.


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