Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with heighten in American Collocation
considerably
dramatically
greatly
really
significantly
The number of fatalities greatly heightened public concern about food safety.
awareness
awareness
Coming away to college can often heighten your awareness about how you look.
worry or fear
anxiety
concern
fear
tension
The attacks were designed to heighten tensions between the two communities.
feeling or emotion
atmosphere
emotion
feeling
sense
All treatments are carried out with calming music to heighten the relaxing atmosphere.
enjoyment
enjoyment
pleasure
Try to heighten children’s enjoyment of stories.
interest
interest
speculation
Warnings about the dangers of drugs can heighten interest and use.
anticipation or suspicion
anticipation
expectation
suspense
suspicion
Anticipation was heightened by the fact Janet Jackson was on the bill.
effect
effect
impact
Excellent performances from the cast heighten the effect of the excellent script.