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heightened

ADJECTIVE
heavy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fierce intense intensive profound
STRONG
complicated concentrated confused grave labored rough
WEAK
abstruse complex formidable grievous hard harsh intolerable knotty laborious onerous oppressive recondite serious solemn stormy strenuous te
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calm mild moderate
STRONG
easy facile
ADJECTIVE
elevated
Synonyms
STRONG
lifted raised towering upheaved uplifted upraised uprisen
WEAK
aerial high high-rise stately tall

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Delivering for your nation at a World Cup brings heightened pressure, and doing so at a home tournament takes the expectation up to a whole new level.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

This comes against a backdrop of heightened scrutiny, as the company’s stock has long underperformed.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

The gains came against a complex macroeconomic backdrop marked by heightened geopolitical tensions, higher gas prices and poor weather, Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi said Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

He also occasionally misses the heightened competition and quest to make the major leagues of affiliated baseball.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

So it was that my generation was born into a decade of heightened conflict.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane