heightened

heightened

adjective

Definition of HEIGHTENED

being at a higher level than average <there were heightened levels of lead in the drinking water>

Synonyms elevated, escalated, heightened, increased, jacked (up), raised, up

Related Words extreme, full, maximized, maximum, peaked, sky-high, utmost; inflated, over, overfilled, overflowing, overfull, overlarge, overloaded, oversize (or oversized)

Near Antonyms decreased, depressed, dropped, knockdown [chiefly British], receded, under

Antonyms down, low