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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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Voters will probably be bombarded with political ads and arguments from opposing sides as the battle intensifies.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

U.S.-China AI race intensifies as DeepSeek releases ‘reduced’ cost model.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

ByteDance, the Chinese company behind TikTok, is increasingly shifting its focus to AI as pressure on its overseas social media business intensifies.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Delta’s choice intensifies competition in the satellite-internet industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

A murmuring intensifies, the room buzzing like a beehive poked with a stick.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland