Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
enhanced

enhanced

1 3.7
Having more value or better quality
  • adjective
  • /ɪnˈhænst/
translation icon : mejorado
  • Eating a balanced diet can lead to enhanced physical and mental well-being.
  • enhanced performance
  • enhanced learning center

People say he was on performance enhancing drugs.

Autoplay Next

Examples

  • My Government look forward to an enhanced partnership with India and China.

  • Three years later, they introduced the Enhanced HIPC Initiative, which more than doubled the amount of relief to be provided.

    Academic text (2001)

  • So the regulation of all systems of the body is enhanced by proper breathing.

  • We are following our enhanced pricing algorithms.

  • And now Yahoo has enhanced search results with markup.

  • He is an editor of a journal dedicated solely to this topic, the Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer.

    Academic text (1996)

  • That same year, DHS established the Joint Cybersecurity Services Pilot, later renamed the Enhanced Cybersecurity Services.

    Academic text (2017)

  • The Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009, which committed $7.5 billion to Pakistan over five years, conditioned disbursements on Pakistan's behavior, including cooperation on counter-terrorism and the holding of democratic elections.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The new software features an enhanced user interface that makes it easier to navigate.

  • The artist's latest collection is an enhanced version of her previous work, showcasing improved techniques.

Synonyms

to jazzed up
vsenhanced
  • Informal
3 5.8

To make something more exciting by adding small changes

relates to raising value or quality rather than casual excitement or style
improved
vsenhanced
2.1

Made better in quality, condition, or performance

is broader, also covering increases in value or beauty rather than only function
adorned
vsenhanced
3.9

A thing with decorations like jewels or banners to make it look more beautiful

focuses more on raising overall value or quality, not only adding decoration
augmented
vsenhanced
5.2

Made larger or stronger by adding something

highlights improvement in worth or quality rather than only increasing quantity
increased
vsenhanced
1.0

Larger or more than before

stresses betterment in value or beauty rather than mere growth in amount
intensified
vsenhanced
4.2

Made stronger or more serious

concerns increased intensity rather than improving worth, beauty, or overall quality

Antonyms

degraded
5.1

Lower in quality or value than before

diminished
  • Specialized
4.4

Smaller in size, strength or importance

Compounds

enhanced interrogation
  • Offensive
9 9.2

Harsh or violent questioning by government officials that is like torture

How Improved

superior
203 4.2
upgrade
141 3.5
enhanced
1 3.7
improved
2.1
to better
35 1.8

Surface Forms

enhanced positive

Morphology

enhanced = enhance (transparent) = en + hance + ed

Regular adjectival/past-participle formation from the verb 'enhance'; the meaning is directly predictable from the base verb.

Etymology

Enhanced comes from the old parts en- (meaning 'in' or 'make') and altus (a Latin word meaning 'high'). So to enhance something is to 'make higher', which is why enhanced describes things that are increased or improved in value, beauty, or quality.