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Synonyms for heighten
ˈhaɪt nheight·en
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heighten, riseverb
become more extreme
"The tension heightened"
Synonyms:
rise, rebel, rise up, sharpen, grow, get up, prove, spring up, lift, come up, surface, climb, arise, develop, resurrect, go up, intensify, rear, turn out, move up, originate, climb up, compound, ascend, wax, stand up, uprise, raise, jump, enhance, deepen, mountheightenverb
make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity
"heightened interest"
Synonyms:
sharpen, rise, compound, raise, intensify, deepen, enhanceenhance, heighten, raiseverb
increase
"This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"
Synonyms:
compound, farm, rise, arouse, put forward, leaven, deepen, upgrade, provoke, elevate, kick upstairs, recruit, upraise, enkindle, sharpen, put up, stir, elicit, advance, conjure, lift, fire, intensify, grow, bring up, invoke, conjure up, nurture, resurrect, levy, promote, prove, erect, raise, call down, get up, produce, call forth, kindle, set up, evoke, rear, parent, enhanceheightenverb
increase the height of
"The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars"
Synonyms:
sharpen, rise, compound, raise, intensify, deepen, enhancesharpen, heightenverb
make (one's senses) more acute
"This drug will sharpen your vision"
Synonyms:
taper, enhance, compound, rise, focalise, point, sharpen, raise, focalize, focus, intensify, deepenintensify, compound, heighten, deepenverb
make more intense, stronger, or more marked
"The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"
Synonyms:
change, sharpen, enhance, escalate, compound, rise, step up, raise, combine, intensify, deepen
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PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "heighten":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#347 | change | |
#438 | point | |
#696 | color | |
#960 | fire | |
#985 | increase | |
#1230 | focus | |
#1482 | develop | |
#1653 | surface | |
#1717 | farm | |
#1771 | parent | |
#1837 | advance | |
#1861 | jump | |
#2088 | upgrade | |
#2206 | mount | |
#2273 | produce | |
#2406 | promote | |
#2703 | rise | |
#2923 | grow | |
#3398 | rear | |
#3400 | enhance | |
#3551 | raise | |
#4340 | prove | |
#4499 | lift | |
#5038 | combine | |
#6470 | compound | |
#7087 | arise | |
#8420 | rebel | |
#8474 | wax | |
#9251 | climb | |
#9288 | levy | |
#10284 | stir | |
#10928 | recruit | |
#16053 | invoke | |
#17242 | erect | |
#21569 | originate | |
#22446 | nurture | |
#22615 | taper | |
#26007 | augment | |
#26899 | provoke | |
#29346 | deepen | |
#29479 | elicit | |
#29834 | evoke | |
#29876 | elevate | |
#29929 | ascend | |
#29947 | magnify | |
#30449 | sharpen | |
#31764 | intensify | |
#36507 | amplify | |
#37645 | escalate | |
#43132 | arouse | |
#43704 | conjure | |
#44647 | exacerbate | |
#46777 | heighten | |
#52027 | exaggerate | |
#53917 | resurrect | |
#55038 | aggravate | |
#68369 | exalt | |
#71611 | kindle | |
#84296 | leaven | |
#207890 | uprise |
How to use heighten in a sentence?
Should it be a default without signs of progress toward a resolution, it could heighten uncertainties and have some destabilizing effects, but these could be minimal if recent progress towards a deal continues.
Richer countries such as Canada and Sweden need to get down to zero emissions much faster so people in poorer countries can heighten their standard of living by building the infrastructure we have already built, we're not doing this because it's fun or because we have a special interest in the climate or because we want to become politicians when we grow up. We're doing this because our future is at stake.
I think that having women on the ticket, being the candidates for the opposition in this moment, does have the potential to only heighten that enthusiasm and engagement among women more so than it changes their vote, most of these women probably would have voted for a Democrat anyway -- but does it increase their overall engagement with the election itself ? Are they participating, going to the rallies, volunteering, giving more financial support -- all those levels of engagement ? I do think that is an outstanding question that we are all paying attention to.
Election stress becomes exacerbated by arguments, stories, images and video on social media that can heighten concern and frustration, particularly with thousands of comments that can range from factual to hostile or even inflammatory.
We feel it is right that we develop golf as a public sport, ease some of the consumers' burden, expand the sport's base and heighten the golf industry's international competitiveness.
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- aixecarCatalan, Valencian
- korottaa, korostaaFinnish
- opsmukken, aandikken, op, verhogenDutch
- повысить, повышать, повыситься, повышатьсяRussian
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