Synonyms of intensely

intensely

adverb

1

as in hard

with great effort or determination

struggled intensely to master the language of her adopted country

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hard
• intensively
• intently
• diligently
• determinedly
• resolutely
• arduously
• continuously
• strenuously
• purposefully
• assiduously
• doggedly
• vigorously
• laboriously
• mightily
• slavishly
• industriously
• sedulously
• actively
• thoroughly
• energetically
• hardly
• vehemently
• steadily
• unrelentingly
• seriously
• unremittingly
• dynamically
• feverishly
• briskly
• zealously
• ardently
• busily
• amain
• animatedly
• exhaustively
• steadfastly
• spiritedly
• conscientiously
• attentively
• painstakingly
• earnestly
• meticulously
• indefatigably
• tirelessly
• willfully
• stubbornly
• ploddingly
• untiringly
• unabatedly
• unflaggingly
• obstinately
• wearilessly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• casually
• lazily
• sluggishly
• languidly
• wearily
• halfheartedly
• listlessly
• desultorily
• tiredly
• indolently
• lackadaisically
• shiftlessly
• spiritlessly

2

as in extremely

to a great degree

the senate race was intensely close

Synonyms & Similar Words

• extremely
• incredibly
• very
• terribly
• highly
• too
• so
• badly
• severely
• damned
• desperately
• damn
• really
• heavily
• seriously
• fiercely
• greatly
• wildly
• most
• especially
• far
• much
• exceptionally
• particularly
• super
• immensely
• jolly
• that
• awfully
• fantastically
• supremely
• fabulously
• hugely
• exceedingly
• full
• such
• specially
• deeply
• vitally
• absolutely
• thoroughly
• uncommonly
• real
• enormously
• frightfully
• achingly
• totally
• utterly
• remarkably
• mighty
• awful
• eminently
• completely
• good and
• mortally
• way
• surpassingly
• positively
• extra
• sore
• vastly
• wicked
• deadly
• archly
• colossally
• mightily
• entirely
• passing
• sorely
• beastly
• majorly
• blisteringly
• a lot
• bone
• roaring
• significantly
• wholly
• rattling
• cracking
• dang
• roaringly
• monstrous
• thumping
• profoundly
• whacking
• ever
• fully
• filthy
• almighty
• corking
• spanking
• noticeably
• radically
• visibly
• considerably
• downright
• unco
• extensively
• stinking
• notably
• as all get-out
• substantially
• right
• purely
• obviously
• markedly
• palpably
• flat-out
• excessively
• abundantly
• monumentally
• altogether
• astonishingly
• amazingly
• plentifully
• obscenely
• plainly
• appreciably
• discernibly
• astronomically
• staggeringly
• monstrously
• overmuch
• grandly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• somewhat
• slightly
• little
• nominally
• negligibly
• just
• minimally
• scarcely
• barely
• hardly
• marginally
• meagerly
• scantily

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of intensely

Three years after the massacre, those divisions have only deepened, transforming Tuesday's vote into something intensely personal. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

And sea surface temperatures are intensely hotter than normal. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Serpentine is set in a seemingly quiet New England town where organized crime, crooked cops, buried secrets and the intensely competitive world of figure skating begin to collide. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026

The actor's makeup is right on trend; a handful of makeup pros spotlighted mineral-y, shimmery shadow finishes like her bronzy color and its smoky—but not intensely smoky—finish as big looks to try this fall and winter. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 26 Oct. 2026

Fletcher and his team have selected barrels from Coy Hill for other special releases over the past few years because this high-elevation location seems to yield some very good—and intensely strong—whiskey. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2026

In a city with more than 11,000 intensely competitive taquerías, the question of who merits credit for El Califa de León’s success has been a matter of public debate since Michelin deigned it star-worthy in 2024. — Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2026

Hall’s close association with Russell — whose own songs went from unknown to intensely beloved in the decades since he was taken by AIDS, and who collaborated on several of the album’s tracks — helped boost the project. — Jack Denton, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026

Conrad knew it more intensely for a shorter time, while living there between 1943 and 1945. — Stephen Bates, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026