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

The fall was mainly due to worries over artificial intelligence financing and intensifying competition denting sentiment. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

An intensifying area of low pressure tracking through Canada will drag a strong cold front across our region Friday. — Grant Gilmore, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026

Rodan-Benzaquen argued that intensifying political confrontation could help Mélenchon consolidate his support among younger voters and immigrant communities, while portraying the far right as an increasingly serious threat. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Summerlike weather will linger in Kansas City into early next week, before moisture from the remnants of rapidly intensifying Hurricane Simon could bring rain by midweek, the National Weather Service says. — Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026

Ongoing budget cuts to the city’s urban forestry division plus rapidly intensifying heat waves have advocates looking for other solutions. — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Rapidly intensifying storms are now more common, and the latest models are better able to anticipate it. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

Angelina Jolie’s legal battle with ex-husband Brad Pitt is intensifying as her attorneys accuse the Ocean’s Eleven star of harassment. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 8 Oct. 2026

Why Security Is Becoming Structural, Not Optional AI’s cyber risk is also intensifying. — Girish Joshi, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026