INTENSELY Synonyms: 200 Similar and Opposite Words

intensely

adverb

as in hard

with great effort or determination struggled intensely to master the language of her adopted country

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as in extremely

to a great degree the senate race was intensely close

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Recent Examples of intensely But recent test scores show educators should also focus more intensely on adolescent learners and turning around academic outcomes in middle school, said Lesley Muldoon, executive director of the National Assessment Governing Board. —

ABC News, 10 June 2026 Second, there’s the intensely personal relationship that Swift has fostered with her robust fanbase. —

Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 9 June 2026 And the horrors of the Middle Passage were intensely present. —

Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 9 June 2026 Hybrid solid-liquid batteries, often called semi-solid-state batteries, are increasingly finding their way into production vehicles in China as automakers search for new ways to differentiate themselves in an intensely competitive EV market. —

Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 June 2026 The seating arrangement was by canton (the equivalent, in Switzerland’s intensely federal system, of an American state), and centerpieces bore the coat of arms of each. —

Jessi Jezewska Stevens, New Yorker, 8 June 2026 The 23-year-old Merrill, like Tatis, is intensely devoted to the team’s success. —

Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2026 Paish likes to poach a julienned onion in butter before blending it with his steak marinades and using that intensely flavorful liquid as a baste to apply during grilling or roasting. —

Laura Manzano, Martha Stewart, 5 June 2026 But whoever does sign on will be intensely scrutinized while the Nielsen numbers are closely watched. —

Los Angeles Times, 4 June 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