embiggened
Grew in size
Embiggened means made bigger or enlarged.
The word was coined for a 1996 episode of *The Simpsons* as deliberate mock-formal nonsense, but it caught on as playful internet vocabulary: The photos were embiggened for easier viewing.
It follows standard English word-formation (em- + big + -en) despite being invented as a joke.
Increased in apparent size
- amplifiedIncreased in strength
- augmentedIncreased in size/value
- inflatedExpanded with gas
- expandedMade larger or wider
stretched · swollen · bloated · supersized · upscaled · zoomed · gigantic · enormous
Humorously acceptable or valid
- SimpsonsAnimated TV family
- neologismNewly created expression
- satiricalMocking through exaggeration
- jocularInclined to jest
playful · coined · invented · whimsical · tongue-in-cheek · parody · absurdist
Elevated in status
- upliftedMade happier or higher
- elevatedRaised above usual level
- inspiredMoved to action
- emboldenedMade more courageous
strengthened · invigorated · heartened · encouraged · motivated · galvanized · boosted · roused
magnified
Increased in apparent size
expanded · stretched · swollen · bloated · supersized · upscaled · zoomed · gigantic · enormous · colossal
cromulent
Humorously acceptable or valid
jocular · playful · coined · invented · whimsical · tongue-in-cheek · parody · absurdist
ennobled
Elevated in status
emboldened · strengthened · invigorated · heartened · encouraged · motivated · galvanized · boosted · roused · stirred