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

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intensifies

The deal would also give Nvidia access to one of the world's largest AI developer communities as competition in the sector intensifies.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

But on a biological level, the loss of control that comes with bringing a baby into the world only intensifies later in life.

From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026

Finding new markets has become more imperative as competition intensifies for Chinese beauty labels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

The fact that no one made it, that it’s the creation of a machine that hallucinates in exchange for electricity, only intensifies the sick, empty feeling the track leaves behind.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026

“To speak of the curse only intensifies the curse.”

From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo