Synonyms for heightened


Grammar : Adj
Spell : hahyt-n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhaɪt n

Top 10 synonyms for heightened Other synonyms for the word heightened

Définition of heightened

Origin :
  • mid-15c., heightenen "to exalt, to honor or raise to high position," from height + -en (1). Related: Heightened; heightening.
  • adj heavy
  • adj elevated
Example sentences :
  • The eyes, either closed in sleep or appearing to be, heightened the effect.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • Your reputation, both for head and heart, as I hinted before, will be heightened.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • And then our enchantment is heightened by a prevailing duplication.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 » by Various
  • The cruel sensations of Imogen were not aggravated by despair, but heightened by hope.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • With heightened colour she met Tony's grave, searching eyes.
  • Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker
  • And the scandal was heightened by Adelaide's strange choice.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
  • The impression was heightened by his frock coat and silk hat.
  • Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks
  • The dramatic interest of the character is heightened by the recollection of his after history.
  • Extract from : « Symposium » by Plato
  • I find that for a girl to succeed in London her moral colour must be heightened a little.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • On every hand the advancing season was giving promise of heightened activity.
  • Extract from : « Dr. Sevier » by George W. Cable

Antonyms for heightened

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