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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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In Tenerife, crews wearing full-body protective suits escorted travelers from the ship to waiting transport, reflecting heightened precautions around the suspected hantavirus exposure.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

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

“When we do see them, it brings a heightened level of awareness because of the potential danger that it causes.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

I am still afraid, but it is an intelligent fear, an extraordinarily heightened caution.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque