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Verbs (9)
deepen
v. of colors
make more extreme
v. make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity; "heightened interest"
rise
v. become more extreme; "The tension heightened"
raise, enhance
v. increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"
sharpen, make more acute
v. make (one's senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision"
make higher, make high
v. increase the height of; "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars"
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Adjectives (0)
Fuzzynyms (15)
worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate, make worse
v. make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"
extend, widen, broaden
v. extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"
burgeon
v. grow and flourish; "The burgeoning administration"; "The burgeoning population"
rocket, skyrocket
v. shoot up abruptly, like a rocket; "prices skyrocketed"
enhance
v. make better or more attractive; "This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat"
magnify, amplify, make bigger
v. increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind"
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Antonyms (10)
decrease, lessen, make smaller, minify
v. make smaller; "He decreased his staff"
pass, fade, fleet, pass off, evanesce, blow over
v. disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off"
heighten
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