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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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When supplies dwindle competition for them intensifies between the two major importing regions: Asia and Europe.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

Emergency federal actions are underway to save Lake Powell as the Colorado River crisis intensifies.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

As the latest Gulf war intensifies and its economic consequences grow, two things seem clear.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

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

From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo