1a : to increase the amount or degree of : augment. b : to make brighter or more intense : deepen.

What does heightened mean in a sentence?

to increase or make something increase, especially an emotion or effect: The strong police presence only heightened the tension among the crowd. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Increasing and intensifying.

How do you use heightened in a sentence?

Her eyes were shimmering with tears that only heightened her seductive appeal. They were both becoming accustomed to their superior strength and heightened senses. Great. A little tingly, like my senses are heightened somehow.