Synonyms of intensifying

intensifying

verb

present participle of intensify

as in deepening

to make markedly greater in measure or degree

intensified her efforts to preserve the town's historic buildings and landmarks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deepening
• heightening
• enhancing
• strengthening
• consolidating
• reinforcing
• amplifying
• broadening
• boosting
• expanding
• accentuating
• sharpening
• redoubling
• stepping up
• emphasizing
• magnifying
• augmenting
• extending
• lengthening
• accelerating
• enforcing
• beefing (up)
• enlarging
• maximizing
• hastening
• quickening
• stressing
• supplementing
• amping (up)
• exacerbating
• pointing (up)
• enlivening
• aggravating
• restrengthening
• jazzing (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reducing
• decreasing
• diminishing
• moderating
• weakening
• lessening
• abating
• subduing
• waning
• receding
• dwindling
• subsiding
• alleviating
• tapering (off)
• easing
• lightening
• toning (down)
• letting up (on)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of intensifying

Summary Major League Baseball's push for a salary cap is intensifying, fueled by recent record-breaking franchise sales. — Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Getting ahead in the burgeoning industry could also boost China’s standing in the intensifying competition with the US on artificial intelligence and advanced technology. — John Liu, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

The challenge for the administration will be intensifying that pain without harming the American economy. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Russia is also intensifying bombardments, and civilian casualties are mounting on both sides. — Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Investing in new coal infrastructure also threatens to accelerate climate change, intensifying extreme heat and natural disasters. — Veronica Eady, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026

Yet research carried out by The Athletic shows the trend is rapidly intensifying. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026

China is increasingly worried about North Korea’s role in creating and intensifying these risks—and about the need to adjust its North Korea strategy to manage them without inflaming tensions and further destabilizing the region. — Zheng Jiyong, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026

With a major expansion of housing construction a city priority and climate change intensifying, these neighborhoods face more frequent severe flooding and more contamination of homes and nearby waterways. — Len Maniace, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026