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intensifies

VERB

make more forceful, severe

Synonyms

STRONGEST

add to aggravate boost build up deepen enhance escalate exacerbate heat up heighten increase quicken raise redouble reinforce set off sharpen step up strengthen

STRONG

accent accentuate aggrandize augment brighten concentrate darken emphasize exalt lighten magnify point rise rouse spike stress whet

WEAK

add fuel beef up intensate pour it on tone up

Antonyms

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decrease diminish discourage dull halt help hinder hurt lessen lower reduce slow soften soothe subtract undermine weaken

STRONG

debase degrade depress play down upset

WEAK

calm

Example Sentences

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Appeared in the April 7, 2026, print edition as 'Anxiety Grips Tehran as War Intensifies'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Appeared in the November 4, 2025, print edition as 'Wall Street Intensifies Lookout For Fraud'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

Appeared in the October 31, 2025, print edition as 'Pharma’s Weight-Loss Gold Rush Intensifies'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025