AMPLIFIED Synonyms: 117 Similar and Opposite Words

amplified

verb

past tense of amplify

as in expanded

to express more fully and in greater detail after filing a report of missing luggage, he was asked to amplify a bit as to the circumstances

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as in increased

to make greater in size, amount, or number the number of blood volunteers was significantly amplified by the promise of thank-you gifts to donors

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as in intensified

to make markedly greater in measure or degree a fox's large ears serve to amplify such sounds as little critters skittering among stones

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Recent Examples of amplified The album’s marketing amplified this point, perhaps piggybacking on the idea that real-life salaciousness could drive sales. — Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2026 About 12 hours later, one of the videos was shared in new posts by three X accounts with large followings, which researchers said have previously amplified other narratives attributed to Storm-1516. — Shannon Bond, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026 Other federal agencies amplified the statement on social media, even as the administration’s own investigations have demonstrated that such instances are incredibly rare and been shown not to change the outcome of elections. — ABC News, 23 Oct. 2026 Nevertheless, the claim has been amplified in a number of arenas in recent days. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 Harkening back to the couture trend from July 2026, the feathers amplified that ethereal element of Ballerini’s red carpet look. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026 Charli was the smiling face of a platform that amplified those pressures, twerking and twirling like the girl in The Red Shoes who couldn’t stop dancing. — Nancy Jo Sales, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026 This hate is amplified on the same online platforms that spread racial hostility. — Arun Brahmbhatt, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026 This process is called amplified spontaneous emission (ASE), a phenomenon related to the emission processes that make X-ray lasers possible. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

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Verb

But the lead quickly expanded in the second half, thanks to a 15-0 run by Charlotte, which lasted nearly three minutes and was capped off by Allen’s three-pointer.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
Development began in the 1970s, and the system became operational for military use before civilian access expanded.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of expanded

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During a July 27 Highfill Water and Sewer Committee meeting, Kahrl reported the number of active water meters in the city increased from 2,077 to 2,285 over 12 months.

— Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
More recently, the evolution of AI has increased the ease with which these websites can be populated with content, eliminating the need to pay writers and automating the production of social media posts.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of increased

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Next, the researchers developed a simplified model that reproduced the observed rotation and current increase.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
How Richard Branson inspired Tan-Gillespie’s career ethos As Tan-Gillespie’s career developed, so did her aspirations.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of developed

Verb

Visions, enhanced with shadows and emotion, came to life on marble through sketching the stone and chiseling and carving entirely by hand.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
Each picture mode offers essentially the same rich set of options, except for AI-enhanced, which locks you out of some settings (including local contrast and color tuner), presumably because the AI logic is handling those.

— M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of enhanced

Verb

The vaccine augmented the monoclonal antibody treatment pembrolizumab in the Phase 3 INTerpath-001 trial, reducing cancer recurrence or death by 42% compared with pembrolizumab alone.

— Mike McRae October 25, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026
Gradually, contributions from nuclear fission and solar-, water-, and wind-power have augmented our supply.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of augmented

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That concern has been heightened after reports that the military grade version of Starlink, called Starshield, that Ukraine relies upon for its operations, was temporarily slowed down last week, Talley said.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Recent mass protests and rioting in France have heightened the market's concerns.

— Deena Zaidi,Christopher Hayes, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

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