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intensifies

VERB

make more forceful, severe

Synonyms

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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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The repeated use of gold imagery only intensifies those concerns because of the symbolism gold carries historically and biblically: kingship, permanence, divinity and power.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

If that competition intensifies, American farmers won’t be insulated — and neither will consumers.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

Lilly’s pill doesn’t come with the same restrictions, a distinction analysts say could set it apart as the competition intensifies.

From Barron's • 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

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

From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo