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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 company faces a costly transition from linear TV to streaming; economic and political instability; and heightened competition from tech companies such as YouTube.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Colors are heightened — by manipulation or because that’s just what the jungle’s like, I don’t know which.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

“In this climate of heightened accountability, some believe that schools will give instructional time only to subjects that are included in high-stakes testing,” it states.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove