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Synonyms for intensify
ɪnˈtɛn səˌfaɪin·ten·si·fy
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
escalate, intensify, step upverb
increase in extent or intensity
"The Allies escalated the bombing"
Synonyms:
come forward, rev up, escalate, compound, step to the fore, come to the fore, step forward, heighten, come out, step up, deepenintensify, compound, heighten, deepenverb
make more intense, stronger, or more marked
"The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"
Synonyms:
change, sharpen, enhance, escalate, compound, rise, step up, heighten, raise, combine, deepenintensify, deepenverb
become more intense
"The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"
Synonyms:
deepen, change, compound, escalate, step up, heightenintensifyverb
make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
intensifyverb
Synonyms:
strengthen, make intense, make more intense
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
intensifyverb
Synonyms:
aggravate, exacerbate, heighten
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "intensify":
intensifying, redouble, strengthen, intensifies, intensification, intensified, enhance, deepen, increase, reinforce, strengthening, escalate, strengthened, accelerate
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#347 | change | |
#985 | increase | |
#2703 | rise | |
#3400 | enhance | |
#3551 | raise | |
#5038 | combine | |
#6470 | compound | |
#7738 | strengthen | |
#9971 | strengthening | |
#13324 | accelerate | |
#15549 | strengthened | |
#15731 | reinforce | |
#26007 | augment | |
#27728 | intensified | |
#29346 | deepen | |
#29947 | magnify | |
#30449 | sharpen | |
#31764 | intensify | |
#37645 | escalate | |
#44773 | intensification | |
#46711 | intensifying | |
#46777 | heighten | |
#55038 | aggravate | |
#55071 | intensifies | |
#102364 | redouble |
How to use intensify in a sentence?
The new administration will intensify its efforts in security, restructuring the economy and fighting corruption.
One must transit to a Plan B. That means to intensify policies together with Germany to send back economic migrants and decrease overall numbers.
With climate change, it is expected that this increase in mortality will intensify and therefore we have to take measures at the public health level to minimize the impact.
The authorities should continuously assess the adequacy of bank capital requirements and stand ready to tighten them if risks intensify.
Our tough stance on corruption is here to stay; our tolerance for corruption is zero, and anyone guilty of corruption will be dealt with seriously. We will see to it that every instance of corruption, should it be committed higher up or lower down, is severely punished, we will intensify government supervision, make full use of auditing oversight, and strictly monitor public funds, public resources and state-owned assets.
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