intensifying
- adjective
- /ɪnˈtɛnsɪfaɪɪŋ/
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intensificante
- Joining us today from Brazil to talk about all this and the intensifying global crackdown on online speech is Glenn Greenwald.
He also talks about a more intensified sense of this when one is encountering hostility.
- He also talks about a more intensified sense of this when one is encountering hostility.
Examples
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Joining us today from Brazil to talk about all this and the intensifying global crackdown on online speech is Glenn Greenwald.
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The storm's winds were intensifying, causing concern among the residents.
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So that's what's intensifying those feelings of anxiety.
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So that's what's intensifying those feelings of anxiety.
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Now the audience would hear sirens, first singing slowly, then maddeningly intensifying, holding for an ear splitting minute and a half.
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He also talks about a more intensified sense of this when one is encountering hostility.
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As the music played, the emotions in the room were intensifying with every note.
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Her feelings for him were intensifying as they spent more time together.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To make something larger or more in number
904
1.0
To become greater in amount or strength
822
1.8
Make something larger in number, amount or degree
220
5.5
To become larger, more serious, or more intense
207
3.0
Increase slowly over time
110
4.0
Make something stronger or more intense
76
4.1
To make a feeling, effect or situation stronger
74
3.4
Make something greater in amount, speed or strength
57
3.4
To become more intense or make a situation more intense
57
4.5
To increase something gradually in stages
52
3.6
Make a feeling or situation stronger
52
5.3
To make something bigger by adding more to it
47
4.1
To increase something, especially its amount or speed
44
4.1
To make something larger, stronger, or more important
18
6.7
To increase something slowly until it becomes hard to reduce
9
6.5
To increase something a lot, often efforts or strength
9
3.9
Increase the size or amount of something so it still works well
2
5.1
To make a feeling or desire stronger
1
7.1
Gradually become stronger until a high point
1
7.7
To become more active or exciting in a situation
Becoming more intense or serious
Becoming greater in amount or number
Antonyms
How Intense
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word intensifying comes from Latin parts in- and tens, where tens means 'to stretch' and is the same root in tension and tense. So, to intensify is like making something 'tighter' or stronger, which is why intensifying means becoming stronger or more intense.