elevated
Lifted above normal
Elevated means raised above a normal level.
An elevated platform sits higher than the ground; elevated blood pressure exceeds healthy ranges.
The word often suggests improvement or refinement: elevated discourse, elevated taste.
In American cities, the elevated or the el is a railway built on an overhead structure.
Someone in an elevated mood feels unusually happy or excited.
Superior select group
- preeminentSuperior to all others
- distinguishedNotable and respected
- eminentHigh in rank, respected
- prestigiousHaving high standing
renowned · illustrious · esteemed · honored · venerated · revered · noble · exalted
Awe-inspiring greatness
- majesticImpressively dignified and beautiful
- toweringOf imposing height
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
- grandImposing or splendid
stately · imposing · monumental · magnificent · splendid · regal · palatial · grandiose
Raised flat structure
- daisRaised speaker's platform
- pedestalSupport for statuary
- stageRaised performance platform
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
rostrum · mezzanine · terrace · overpass · viaduct · embankment · levee · stilts
Moved to action
- encouragedGave support and confidence
- heartenedMade more hopeful
- buoyedSupported from below
- elatedIntensely, buoyantly pleased
cheered · moved · touched · stirred · ennobled · edified · enriched · transported
Great in altitude
lit · faded · spaced-out · trippy · giddy · euphoric · altered · floating
Lift or increase
- advanceMove or progress forward
- upgradeRaise to higher standard
- boostUpward push or increase
- heightenIncrease in degree
enhance · improve · increase · amplify · strengthen · escalate · augment · intensify
Purified or cultured
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- cultivatedImproved through nurture
- culturedEducated in arts, manners
- eloquentFluent and persuasive
literary · highbrow · polished · articulate · learned · erudite · cerebral · intellectual
elite
Superior select group
- preeminentSuperior to all others
- distinguishedNotable and respected
- eminentHigh in rank, respected
prestigious · renowned · illustrious · esteemed · honored · venerated · revered · noble · exalted · dignified
sublime
Awe-inspiring greatness
- majesticImpressively dignified and beautiful
- toweringOf imposing height
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
grand · stately · imposing · monumental · magnificent · splendid · regal · palatial · grandiose · transcendent
platform
Raised flat structure
podium · rostrum · mezzanine · terrace · overpass · viaduct · embankment · levee · stilts · ramp
inspired
Moved to action
- encouragedGave support and confidence
- heartenedMade more hopeful
- buoyedSupported from below
elated · cheered · moved · touched · stirred · ennobled · edified · enriched · transported · rapturous
high
Great in altitude
baked · lit · faded · spaced-out · trippy · giddy · euphoric · altered · floating · mellow
raise
Lift or increase
heighten · enhance · improve · increase · amplify · strengthen · escalate · augment · intensify · uplift
refined
Purified or cultured
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- cultivatedImproved through nurture
- culturedEducated in arts, manners
eloquent · literary · highbrow · polished · articulate · learned · erudite · cerebral · intellectual · rarefied
- blood pressuresystolic, diastolic, readings, cuff, hypotension
- Posturessupine, upright, slouch, slump, erect
- sublimesublimity, grandeur, vastness, awe, majesty
- alteredmodified, changed, altered, edited, revised
- body positionslying down, flat, upright, standing, sitting
- intensity levelshigh, low, moderate, medium, intense
- grain elevatorsTall crop storage structures
- freight elevatorsVertical cargo transport systems
- elevator shaftVertical enclosure for lifts
- elevator musicInoffensive ambient background audio
- elevator pitchBrief persuasive summary
- elevator doors
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