Definitions For Heighten

verb

  • Make more intense, stronger, or more marked
  • Increase
  • Make (one's senses) more acute
  • Make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity
  • Become more extreme
  • Increase the height of
  • To increase the amount, degree, or extent of (something)

Is Heightens a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
16
Words with Friends
16

The word Heighten is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Heighten in a Sentence

  • The plan will only heighten tensions between the two groups.
  • This tragedy has heightened our awareness of the need for improved safety measures.
  • Tensions between the two groups have heightened.

Synonyms for Heighten

Antonyms for Heightens

Look up a Word

Search the dictionary for definitions, synonyms, antonyms, rhymes, and more!

Help Us Improve This Tool

We would LOVE to hear your FEEDBACK on this tool!

Cite This Article

Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

WORD SCRAMBLE. THE WORD FINDER located on the website https://www.thewordfinder.com/