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

STRONGEST

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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Their small hands, in garden gloves, work in concert as the late-morning sun intensifies over Pacific Palisades.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

If anything, it intensifies it by removing the practical friction that once constrained broad searches.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

Impact Europe imports far less crude through Hormuz than Asia does, but it faces higher costs as competition intensifies for available barrels.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

But she warned that growth could weaken "as the temporary boost from stockpiling unwinds and the squeeze on households' real incomes from higher energy prices intensifies".

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

The light from the Obayifo’s stare intensifies for a moment.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer