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 The lower mowing ranges are commonly used for recreational turf areas that are more intensively managed. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 25 June 2026 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 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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Buying a first home has never been harder Are first-time home buyers a vanishing breed?

— Kristin Scharkey, USA Today, 7 July 2026
So that’s kind of hard, because last year was a big year for, like, health-wise for my wife.

— Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

Definition of hard

Adverb

But monitoring compliance has grown intensely urgent following Russia’s 2022 launch of the suspicious Cosmos 2553 satellite.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026
Trump has a yearslong record of intensely personal criticism of the Obamas, and of using incendiary, sometimes racist, rhetoric.

— Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of intensely

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Stand out by being fast when others are slow, following up diligently after meetings, and demonstrating initiative.

— Jason Walker PsyD, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Just be sure to diligently shop around for accounts before making a decision, as even minor interest rate differences among banks can add up to substantial earnings differences over time.

— Matt Richardson, CBS News, 11 June 2026

Definition of diligently

Adverb

Thoughts, memories and reactions can surface quickly, and listening intently will be easier said than done.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
At the same time, Miles starts to notice a presence in his pictures, a woman in a raincoat (Kate Dickie) staring intently into the camera.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 July 2026

Definition of intently

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Scaling breakthrough propulsion Unlike conventional rocket engines that rely on subsonic combustion, Venus’ RDRE generates thrust through a continuously rotating supersonic detonation wave inside the combustion chamber.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026
Hitler fought on the Western Front from 1914 to 1918 almost continuously.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Definition of continuously

Adverb

After an arduously long winter, these narrow, modestly sized shops have been—with a suddenness and intensity that only TikTok and Instagram can foment—thronged.

— David Kamp, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
The team sequenced the DNA of 38 different mosquitoes belonging to 11 species within the Leucosphyrus group, which had been arduously collected during fieldwork between 1992 and 2020 across Southeast Asia.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026

Definition of arduously

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The Austrian Alpine Club bills itself as the country’s largest youth organization, with more than seven hundred thousand members—close to a tenth of the population—assiduously steered toward skiing, hiking, camping, climbing.

— William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Zoo officials said Happy was assiduously cared for and had space for swimming, foraging and other natural behavior.

— Jennifer Peltz, Fortune, 28 May 2026

Definition of assiduously

Adverb

The report is the latest from the world body, which last year accused Israel of committing genocide, using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza and of ethnic cleansing in the West Bank — allegations that Israel strenuously denies.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
The estate has strenuously denied all such allegations as Jackson’s legacy, catalog and assets continue to generate billions of dollars.

— Jem Aswad, Variety, 27 May 2026

Definition of strenuously

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