heightened
Raised in intensity
Heightened means intensified or increased beyond the normal level.
Heightened awareness is sharper than usual; heightened security involves extra precautions; heightened emotions run stronger than typical.
The word implies elevation above a baseline: The pandemic created a heightened sense of vulnerability.
Something heightened has been raised, not just high.
Made more extreme
- amplifiedIncreased in strength
- escalatedIncreased in severity
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
- extremeFurthest from moderate
fervent · passionate · vivid · potent · powerful · concentrated · profound · exacerbated
Made more cutting
- sensitizedMade responsive to stimuli
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
- vividIntensely clear and bright
- amplifiedIncreased in strength
enhanced · intensified · refined · attuned · receptive · responsive · hypersensitive · overstimulated
Lifted higher up
- elevatedRaised above usual level
- boostedRaised or amplified
- enhancedIncreased in quality
- augmentedIncreased in size/value
magnified · expanded · amplified · increased · inflated · extended · multiplied · grown
Warning or watchfulness
- attunedAdjusted to perceive
- perceptiveQuick to understand
- vigilantKeenly aware of danger
- observantNoticing things readily
sensitive · aware · watchful · mindful · receptive · conscious · attentive · awake
Awakened or excited
- stirredMixed by circular motion
- excitedEagerly anticipating something
- agitatedEmotionally disturbed, restless
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
impassioned · charged · tense · anxious · nervous · stimulated · thrilled · electrified
intensified
Made more extreme
extreme · fervent · passionate · vivid · potent · powerful · concentrated · profound · exacerbated · dramatic
sharpened
Made more cutting
- sensitizedMade responsive to stimuli
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
- vividIntensely clear and bright
amplified · enhanced · intensified · refined · attuned · receptive · responsive · hypersensitive · overstimulated · hyperacute
raised
Lifted higher up
augmented · magnified · expanded · amplified · increased · inflated · extended · multiplied · grown · reinforced
alert
Warning or watchfulness
- attunedAdjusted to perceive
- perceptiveQuick to understand
- vigilantKeenly aware of danger
observant · sensitive · aware · watchful · mindful · receptive · conscious · attentive · awake · aroused
aroused
Awakened or excited
- stirredMixed by circular motion
- excitedEagerly anticipating something
- agitatedEmotionally disturbed, restless
overwrought · impassioned · charged · tense · anxious · nervous · stimulated · thrilled · electrified · flustered
- alteredmodified, changed, altered, edited, revised
- intensity levelslow, moderate, medium, intense, extreme
- Security Statussafe, secure, secured, unsafe, insecure
- sensitivitysensitivity, sensitive, hypersensitivity, oversensitivity, hypersensitive
- intensifiedamplified, boosted, enhanced, increased, intensified
- Lifted upraised, hoisted, elevated, boosted, heaved