All heightened synonyms
heightΒ·en
H h adj heightened
- fierce β menacingly wild, savage, or hostile: fierce animals; a fierce look.
- intensive β of, relating to, or characterized by intensity: intensive questioning.
- intense β existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree: intense heat.
- profound β penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding: a profound thinker.
- concentrated β A concentrated liquid has been increased in strength by having water removed from it.
- confused β If you are confused, you do not know exactly what is happening or what to do.
- labored β of or relating to workers, their associations, or working conditions: labor reforms.
- complicated β If you say that something is complicated, you mean it has so many parts or aspects that it is difficult to understand or deal with.
- rough β having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- grave β the grave accent.
- raised β fashioned or made as a surface design in relief.
- towering β very high or tall; lofty: a towering oak.
- lifted β to move or bring (something) upward from the ground or other support to a higher position; hoist.
- uplifted β improved, as in mood or spirit.
- abstruse β You can describe something as abstruse if you find it difficult to understand, especially when you think it could be explained more simply.
- complex β Something that is complex has many different parts, and is therefore often difficult to understand.
- formidable β causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
- grievous β causing grief or great sorrow: grievous news.
- hard β not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
- harsh β ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect: harsh treatment; harsh manners.
- intolerable β not tolerable; unendurable; insufferable: intolerable pain.
- knotty β having knots; full of knots: a knotty piece of wood.
- laborious β requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance: a laborious undertaking.
- onerous β burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship: onerous duties.
- oppressive β burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical: an oppressive king; oppressive laws.
- recondite β dealing with very profound, difficult, or abstruse subject matter: a recondite treatise.
- serious β of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- solemn β grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood: solemn remarks.
- stormy β affected, characterized by, or subject to storms; tempestuous: a stormy sea.
- strenuous β characterized by vigorous exertion, as action, efforts, life, etc.: a strenuous afternoon of hunting.
- te β (in philosophical Taoism) the virtue or power inherent in a person or thing existing in harmony with the Tao.
- aerial β You talk about aerial attacks and aerial photographs to indicate that people or things on the ground are attacked or photographed by people in aeroplanes.
- high β having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
- stately β majestic; imposing in magnificence, elegance, etc.: a stately home.
- tall β having a relatively great height; of more than average stature: a tall woman; tall grass.
- high-rise β (of a building) having a comparatively large number of stories and equipped with elevators: a high-rise apartment house.