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heightened

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of heightened

being at a higher level than average

there were heightened levels of lead in the drinking water

Synonyms of heightened

elevated, escalated, high, increased, jacked (up), raised, up

Words Related to heightened

extreme, full, maximized, maximum, peaked, sky-high, utmost

inflated, over, overfilled, overflowing, overfull, overlarge, overloaded, oversize (or oversized)

Near Antonyms of heightened

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

Antonyms of heightened

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