Definition for Heightening:

• rising progressively; " the building suspense"; " the heightening drama"

Synonyms for Heightening:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • heightening.
  •cumulative (adjective)
  • summative,
  • Increscent,
  • Additory,
  • chainer.
  •ornamental (adjective)
  • for show,
  • setting off.

• n.

  •aggravation (noun)
  • intensification,
  • condition deepening,
  • sharpenings,
  • intensifications,
  • inflammation.
  •amplification (noun)
  • deepenings,
  • lengthenings,
  • ex-tensions,
  • stretchings,
  • ex tensions,
  • fleshing outs,
  • uppings,
  • expatiations,
  • ex-tension,
  • ex tension,
  • supplementings,
  • boostings.
  •augmentation (noun)
  • enrichment.
  •elevation (noun)
  • levitation,
  • elevation,
  • rising,
  • upraising,
  • ascension,
  • uplifting,
  • escalation,
  • exaltation.
  •exacerbation (noun)
  • increasings.
  •growth (noun)
  • pro-duces,
  • pro duce,
  • sproutings,
  • maturings,
  • un folding,
  • pro duces,
  • un-folding.
  •heightening (noun)
  • building.
  •rise (noun)
  • intensifyings,
  • up-swings,
  • up surge,
  • piling ups,
  • up swings,
  • pro-motion,
  • stepups,
  • stepup,
  • step ups,
  • up-surges,
  • step-ups,
  • up turns,
  • up-turns,
  • up surges,
  • up-turn,
  • stacking ups,
  • up-grades,
  • up grades,
  • up-surge,
  • up-swing,
  • pro motions,
  • up grade,
  • up swing.

• v.

  •elevating (verb)
  • rearing,
  • exalting,
  • levitating,
  • Hoisting,
  • Lifting,
  • erecting.
  •heightening (verb)
  • Lofting.

• Other synonyms:

  •adj.
  • intensifying,
  • cumulative,
  • increasing,
  • ornamental.
  •n.
  • aggravation,
  • amplification,
  • augmentation,
  • elaboration,
  • evolution,
  • exacerbation,
  • expatiation,
  • germination,
  • growth,
  • maturation,
  • rise,
  • stretching,
  • thickening,
  • worsening,
  • Evolvement,
  • Germinations,
  • doublings,
  • thickenings,
  • raisings,
  • fleshing out,
  • flowerings,
  • maturations,
  • piling up,
  • stacking up,
  • step-up,
  • up turn,
  • waxings,
  • widenings.

Paraphrases for Heightening:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    raising.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    raising, intensification, intensifying, strengthening.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    increased.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    Heightened, increased, enhance, enhanced, raise.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    fuelling, widening, escalation, deepening, escalating, rise, aggravation, improvement, boost.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    reinvigorating, Sharpening, Accentuating, sensitizing, Furthering, Enriching, aggravating, augmenting, broadening, highlighting, exacerbating, ameliorating, Bolstering, incrementing, Magnifying, Enlarging, Boosting, accelerating, escalate, maximizing, Elevating, Arousing, expanding, increments, Empowering, bringing, Canceling, Cancelling, advancing, Cementing, redoubling, Stepping, stressing, Extending, surging, Hiking, Hoisting, stripping, stoking, growing, soaring, fueling, Adding, piling, speeding, winding, Adjourning, mounting, flying, spiralling, compounding, raising, intensifying, improving, Enhancing, fuelling, strengthening, widening, escalation, deepening, escalating, improvement.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    Enhancing.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    exacerbation, enhancement, improving, Enhancing, raise, stepping-up.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    reinforcing.

Antonyms for Heightening:

• p. pr. & vb. n.

  • Other antonyms:
    moderating.

Heightening Sentence Examples:

• A different effect was afforded by the dress of a small body of militia from the provinces that had recently reinforced the garrison, whose dark blue had a rich but subsidiary tone and abated the glare of the ranks of scarlet, even while heightening the contrast.

• In silence the two, mute with the peace of the moment, watched the heightening splendor of the western skies.