magnified

Definitions

Made to appear larger than it is, especially with a lens or microscope.

Exaggerated or made to seem more important or intense than it actually is.

Examples

The scientist used a lens to ensure the tiny specimen was magnified for closer inspection.

Her anxiety was magnified by the silence of the empty room.

The telescope magnified the distant stars, revealing details invisible to the naked eye.

Synonyms

enlarged expanded amplified boosted augmented increased blown up

Antonyms

shrunk reduced diminished lessened minimized contracted decreased