Antonyms for heighten
ˈhaɪt nheight·en

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1. heighten

   Antonyms:
   abate, alleviate, assuage, lessen, lighten, mitigate, moderate, reduce, relieve, remove, soften

   Synonyms:
   aggravate, augment, embitter, enhance, increase, intensify, magnify, make worse

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1. heighten

   Antonyms:
   lower, depress, diminish, deteriorate, abase, temper, tone, extenuate, modify, quality

   Synonyms:
   exalt, increase, enhance, intensify, color, vivify, aggravate, raise, exaggerate, lift up, amplify

Matched Categories

1. • Increase
   • Intensify
   • Raise

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1. heighten, riseverb

   become more extreme

   "The tension heightened"

   Synonyms:
   rise, rebel, rise up, sharpen, grow, get up, prove, spring up, lift, come up, surface, climb, arise, develop, resurrect, go up, intensify, rear, turn out, move up, originate, climb up, compound, ascend, wax, stand up, uprise, raise, jump, enhance, deepen, mount

2. heightenverb

   make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity

   "heightened interest"

   Synonyms:
   sharpen, rise, compound, raise, intensify, deepen, enhance

3. enhance, heighten, raiseverb

   increase

   "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"

   Synonyms:
   compound, farm, rise, arouse, put forward, leaven, deepen, upgrade, provoke, elevate, kick upstairs, recruit, upraise, enkindle, sharpen, put up, stir, elicit, advance, conjure, lift, fire, intensify, grow, bring up, invoke, conjure up, nurture, resurrect, levy, promote, prove, erect, raise, call down, get up, produce, call forth, kindle, set up, evoke, rear, parent, enhance

4. heightenverb

   increase the height of

   "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars"

   Synonyms:
   sharpen, rise, compound, raise, intensify, deepen, enhance

5. sharpen, heightenverb

   make (one's senses) more acute

   "This drug will sharpen your vision"

   Synonyms:
   taper, enhance, compound, rise, focalise, point, sharpen, raise, focalize, focus, intensify, deepen

6. intensify, compound, heighten, deepenverb

   make more intense, stronger, or more marked

   "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"

   Synonyms:
   change, sharpen, enhance, escalate, compound, rise, step up, raise, combine, intensify, deepen

How to use heighten in a sentence?

1. Councilman Jerry Schiro:

   Given the heighten( sic) sensitivity to racism in our country today, they are particularly concerning and divisive when made by elected officials, we are, and should be, held to higher standards in our thinking and actions. I can assure the citizens of Luray this type of thinking is not indicative of the Town Council Members or Staff.

2. John Ratcliffe:

   The American people rightfully have enormous concerns about the manner in which the Clinton email investigation was conducted, recent reports suggesting the outcome of the investigation was predetermined only heighten these concerns.

3. Defense Department spokesman:

   We are concerned that additional North Korean provocations could heighten tensions, lead to a cycle of escalation.

4. Kelly Dittmar:

   I think that having women on the ticket, being the candidates for the opposition in this moment, does have the potential to only heighten that enthusiasm and engagement among women more so than it changes their vote, most of these women probably would have voted for a Democrat anyway -- but does it increase their overall engagement with the election itself ? Are they participating, going to the rallies, volunteering, giving more financial support -- all those levels of engagement ? I do think that is an outstanding question that we are all paying attention to.

5. John W. Gardner:

   When Alexander the Great visited Diogenes and asked whether he could do anything for the famed teacher, Diogenes replied 'Only stand out of my light.' Perhaps some day we shall know how to heighten creativity. Until then, one of the best things we can do for creative men and women is to stand out of their light.

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