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present participle of heighten.

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heightening

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cumulative adj.
increasing adj.
ornamental adj.
aggravation n.
amplification n.
augmentation n.
exacerbation n.
growth n.
rise n.

ADJECTIVE

cumulative

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aggregate increasing

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accumulative additive additory advancing amassed augmenting chain collective heaped increscent intensifying magnifying multiplying snowballing summative

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decreasing subtracting

ADJECTIVE

increasing

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accelerating deepening escalating growing intensifying

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accentuating advancing building emphasizing sharpening

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building up dominant

ADJECTIVE

ornamental

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exquisite ornate showy

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accessory fancy

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adorning attractive beautiful beautifying decking decorating delicate dressy elaborate embellishing enhancing festooned florid for show furbishing garnishing luxurious setting off

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plain unembellished

NOUN

aggravation

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worsening

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exacerbation exaggeration increase inflaming inflammation intensification magnification strengthening

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condition deepening sharpening

NOUN

amplification

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elaboration

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addition augmentation boost buildup deepening development enlargement exaggeration expansion expatiation extension intensification lengthening magnification padding raising strengthening stretching widening

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boosting fleshing out supplementing upping

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abridgment compression decrease lessening reduction shrinkage

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abridgement condensation contraction shortening

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augmentation

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enhancement enlargement

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accession accretion addition amplification boost buildup development enrichment expansion extension growth hike increase increment inflation intensification magnification multiplication raise reinforcement rise strengthening swelling

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beefing up fleshing out up upping

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compression contraction decline decrease deduction diminishment drop fall lessening loss reduction shortening shrinkage stagnation subtraction

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degradation

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exacerbation

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aggravation worsening

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increasing

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growth

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advance advancement expansion gain hike improvement increase production prosperity rise success surge

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aggrandizement augmentation boost buildup crop cultivation enlargement evolution extension flowering germination maturation multiplication produce proliferation sprouting stretching swell thickening unfolding vegetation waxing widening

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beefing up evolvement fleshing out maturing up upping

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decline decrease failure halt loss stagnation stop worsening

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abridgment compression destruction reduction

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abatement diminishment lessening underdevelopment

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rise

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acceleration advance ascent boost climb growth hike increment inflation progress surge upsurge upswing upturn

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accession accretion addition advancement aggrandizement augmentation breakthrough distention doubling enlargement intensification intensifying markup multiplication promotion raise step-up swell upgrade waxing

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piling up stacking up

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decline decrease failure hindrance stagnation

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deduction lessening reduction shrinkage subtraction

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drop fall slump worsening

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heightening

Climate change has been heating up Southern California for some time, heightening fire danger and worsening droughts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

And I’m sure the threat of being sued by your current employer is just heightening any anxiety you already have around the job-hunting process.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

Great for heightening drama, terrible for addressing the country's immediate difficulties.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

El Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras, located in the so-called "Dry Corridor", all set monthly temperature records in both June and July, heightening concerns over famine.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania!

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry

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