INTENSIFY Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

intensify

verb

in-ˈten(t)-sə-ˌfī

Definition of intensify

as in to deepen

to make markedly greater in measure or degree intensified her efforts to preserve the town's historic buildings and landmarks

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Recent Examples of intensify But as Netflix expanded and diversified, internal divisions intensified over operations and strategy. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026 The repression intensified after Venezuela’s National Electoral Council, widely criticized for its ties to the ruling socialist movement, declared Maduro the winner without releasing a detailed breakdown of the results. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026 For a second, everything went from color to black-and-white as the drama intensified and the two powerful Pokémon blasted each other with a hyper beam and hydro pump. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026 The scenes unfolded the same day that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood in another part of Hebron, wearing a military-style vest, and vowed to intensify operations across the occupied West Bank. — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for intensify

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But North Korea’s deepening military ties with Russia since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine have led analysts to question whether Pyongyang is becoming less reliant on Beijing.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Residents of the southern Ukrainian ⁠town, occupied by Russian forces since February 2022, have reported a deepening food crisis.

— Reuters, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of deepen

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Throughout history, some were commissioned to enhance the interiors with their signature flair while others bartered their artwork for breaks on daily rates and others simply just thrived off the scene.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
Each picture mode offers essentially the same rich set of options, except for AI-enhanced, which locks you out of some settings (including local contrast and color tuner), presumably because the AI logic is handling those.

— M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of enhance

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Among them, Italy has proven most vulnerable due to sluggish economic growth, a heavy debt burden, and heightened sensitivity to tightening financial conditions.

— , CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
New shipping routes are opening, China is doing more trade through the Arctic region, and a Russian military buildup is also heightening security concerns.

— Lorne Cook, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of heighten

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The goal is to strengthen leadership skills and explore key topics, including entrepreneurship, innovation, change management, communication and self-promotion.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
Low pressure strengthening off the Carolina coast will gradually move northward, while high pressure remains anchored to our north.

— Grant Gilmore, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

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