amplified
Increased in volume
Amplified means increased in strength, volume, or intensity.
Sound is amplified when made louder through electronic equipment: amplified guitar, an amplified voice.
The word extends to anything strengthened or expanded: amplified concerns, amplified effects.
In biology, DNA is amplified when copied repeatedly for analysis.
Her worries were amplified by the news.
Increased in degree
- escalatedIncreased in severity
- magnifiedIncreased in apparent size
- exacerbatedIncreased severity of
- deepenedBecame more profound
strengthened · concentrated · redoubled · increased · multiplied · expanded · inflated · augmented
Gave special importance to
- highlightedMarked for emphasis
- exaggeratedMade larger than reality
- overstatedClaimed more than true
- dramatizedRendered for stage
sensationalized · embellished · inflated · hyped · magnified · stressed · underscored · accentuated
Sound amplification device
- microphoneAudio input device
- speakerOne who talks
- megaphonePortable voice amplifier
- subwooferLow-frequency speaker unit
acoustics · decibels · volume · resonance · reverberation · projection · broadcast · blaring
heightened
Increased in degree
- escalatedIncreased in severity
- magnifiedIncreased in apparent size
- exacerbatedIncreased severity of
deepened · strengthened · concentrated · redoubled · increased · multiplied · expanded · inflated · augmented · elevated
emphasized
Gave special importance to
- highlightedMarked for emphasis
- exaggeratedMade larger than reality
- overstatedClaimed more than true
dramatized · sensationalized · embellished · inflated · hyped · magnified · stressed · underscored · accentuated · spotlighted
loudspeaker
Sound amplification device
- microphoneAudio input device
- speakerOne who talks
- megaphonePortable voice amplifier
subwoofer · acoustics · decibels · volume · resonance · reverberation · projection · broadcast · blaring · booming
transistor
Semiconductor signal switch
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- semiconductorPartial electrical conductor
- preampInitial signal booster
signal · wattage · voltage · gain · frequency · impedance · ohm · analog · digital · distortion
- music wordsacoustic, melodic, harmonic, rhythmic, bass
- intensifiedboosted, enhanced, heightened, increased, intensified
- decoratedadorned, bedecked, decorated, embellished, festooned
- legendarylegendary, mythic, iconic, heroic, immortal
- Size & Volume Wordsbig, small, huge, tiny, large
- theatricaltheatrical, dramatic, melodramatic, histrionic, hammy
amplifiedmuted
Made quieter or softer
dampened · quieted · silenced · attenuated · unamplified
amplifieddownplayed
Minimized the significance of
understated · minimized · de-emphasized · suppressed · subdued
amplifieddiminished
Made or became smaller
reduced · decreased · lessened · contracted · shrunk
- audio amplifiersDevices increasing sound power
- power amplifierCircuit that increases signal strength
- tube amplifierAudio booster using vacuum valves
- sound amplificationIncreasing volume electronically
- sound amplifierBoosts audio levels
- Guitar amplifierLoudens electric instruments
amplifier, amplification, amplifies, amplifiers, amplifiable