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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

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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She said the anxiety they live with every day intensifies when thinking about school.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

As U.S.-China technology competition intensifies, both countries have tightened export controls, restricted talent exchanges and increased scrutiny of cross-border capital flows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

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

“The poison intensifies over time. What good will you be to the Immortal if you are dead?”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell