INTENSIVELY Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

intensively

adverb

as in hard

with great effort or determination labored intensively in order to get the film ready for its premiere

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Recent Examples of intensively One big concern is that screens are intensively stimulating for young people because they are held up close and engage young viewers with things such as fast cuts and colors. —

CNN Money, 4 June 2026 By the end of the seventeenth century, sassafras had become one of the primary exports of the early English colony of Jamestown, and the aromatic bark was harvested intensively for shipment to European markets. —

Kari Traylor, JSTOR Daily, 30 Apr. 2026 Armed with subpoenas, the Secret Service and other agencies are intensively focusing on what might have caused the suspect to book a room at the Washington Hilton, less than two miles north of the White House, on the night of the annual dinner. —

Michael Collins, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026 Artemis’ crew trained intensively with geologists and other scientists to be on the lookout for more prospective landing sites for future missions, craters and just interesting events or features. —

Jennifer Levasseur, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2026 The lower mowing ranges are commonly used for recreational turf areas that are more intensively managed. —

Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026 Perhaps 20 or more people work intensively with little direction. —

Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026 There are many good reasons to intensively treat high blood pressure, but the benefits accumulate over many years. —

Mara Gordon, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026 Young people feel this most intensively. —

Stuart A. Spencer, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026

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The United States often feels more fractured than fraternal, a search for commonality hard to find in a land of boundaries drawn harder each day.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
Condos have been hit hard by rising costs associated with ownership, such as HOA dues and homeowners insurance.

— Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 13 June 2026