INTENSIFIED Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in enhanced

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verb

past tense of intensify

as in deepened

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

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Agents shot and killed two people in July during a period of intensified immigration sweeps — individuals the agency later said had not been targets of its operations. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026 The quarterly earnings for Google’s parent company beat analysts’ expectations on Wednesday, though the results could lead to intensified scrutiny over tech firms’ high AI spending. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 22 July 2026 Under an intensified immigration crackdown, dozens of community members have been deported over the last 18 months. — Maansi Srivastava, NPR, 21 July 2026 The news came just as a court hearing was being held for another Kremlin critic and opposition politician, Boris Nadezhdin, in a sign of an intensified response to mounting internal dissent over the war in Ukraine and its impact on Russian life. — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 17 July 2026 The intensified scrutiny comes after a string of charter operators have struggled financially over the past two years. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026 During this period, Muslims around the world engage in intensified devotion by fasting, increasing their voluntary prayers, and reading the Quran. — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 26 May 2026 In addition, all three systems are designed so the eye tubes can rotate independently, allowing the wearer to flip one out of the way to preserve natural night vision in one eye while using intensified vision in the other. — David Szondy may 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2026 War monitors say an intensified crackdown that began with the crushing of January’s nationwide protests continues, often targeting those who take videos of strikes or try to get around a weekslong internet blackout to contact the outside world. — Sarah El Deeb, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026

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Earlier in the week, Prokudin said that Russia has intensified attacks on critical infrastructure in the region, which is about 70% under Russian control. — ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026 The legal challenge intensified an unusually public dispute over how AI can be used in warfare and mass surveillance. — Kaitlyn Huamani, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 Russia has intensified attacks on critical infrastructure in the region, with 170 glide bombs dropped on the Kherson region since July 1 — more than in the first six months of the year, Prokudin said. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 The latest wave of deals, in particular, has intensified concerns about Nvidia's financial support for the AI ecosystem. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026 But as immigration enforcement has intensified, Pineyro has taken an increasingly vocal position on the treatment of Venezuelans and other immigrant communities, and the way federal immigration policies are being carried out. — Verónica Egui Brito august 27, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 Community discussions about it intensified after Timothy Ray Brown — the first person documented to be cured of HIV — later faced housing difficulties. — Jeff Berry, STAT, 21 Aug. 2026 In the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait — where clashes have intensified in recent weeks — data shows at least 45 vessels crossed, including eight tankers and eight cargo ships going to the Gulf of Aden. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 The war with Iran, which began in February, extended the mission and intensified their workload. — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for intensified

Adjective

These assets will take time and billions of dollars in capital investments to turn into first or enhanced production.

— David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
What the disagreement was about Auditors for the city of Atlanta said the transit agency overcharged for enhanced bus service and owed the city $70 million from a fund to pay for new MARTA projects.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of enhanced

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The intervention of Allied troops on the White Russian side in the Russian Civil War deepened Bolshevik paranoia, and Bolshevik leaders concluded that hostile powers would always seek to destroy Russia by cultivating internal enemies.

— Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
Israel and Greece have deepened defense ties in the last decade.

— Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of deepened

Adjective

Lunar eclipses are also completely safe to view with the naked eye, or even through a pair of binoculars of a telescope, which will offer a magnified view of the moon as Earth's shadow sweeps across its cratered landscape.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026
If that foreground star hosts a planet, the planet leaves ripples in the magnified light.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 6 July 2026

Definition of magnified

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On Monday, Hamby was charged with murder, aggravated assault, terroristic threats and acts, and possession of a firearm or knife during the commission of a felony, jail records show.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
Hamby was booked Monday on charges of murder, aggravated assault, terroristic threats and acts, and possession of a firearm or knife during the commission of a felony.

— Christopher Harris, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

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With tankers at a standstill and fuel prices climbing, the war strengthened a clean-power sales pitch.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
While Liang’s ties with the government have strengthened, his tech bets appear to be a convergence with Beijing’s priorities rather than state-directed, Wang noted.

— Anniek Bao,Elaine Yu, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of strengthened

Adjective

While the company's revenue is set to expand, its customer base – which consists largely of the cloud computing giants that run enterprise workloads for businesses – appears to be growing more concentrated.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
However, Amodei has warned that the economic benefits of AI could become concentrated among a relatively small group of people.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of concentrated

Adjective

Motion Applied brings experience from motorsport, where power electronics face rapid load changes and intense operating conditions.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
As if this weren’t enough for one day, Venus will also make its debut in the secretive and smoldering sign of Scorpio, where the love planet trades light-hearted flirtation for something deeper and way more intense.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

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