INTENTLY Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

intently

adverb

in-ˈtent-lē

Definition of intently

as in hard

with great effort or determination intently studied his notes just before the exam

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Recent Examples of intently That won her support from journalists at NBC News, but not necessarily the corporation, which, like many other media conglomerates is focused more intently on squeezing whatever revenue is to be gleaned from broadcast operations. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026 Geese’s lead singer, Cameron Winter, is stretched out at full length on a comfortable chair in another corner of the room, gazing intently at a phone with a single large crack marring its screen. — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026 Phillips, 35, has worked intently in the years since his breakout success to build a career that most could only dream of achieving a fraction of. — Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026 Greg Derr / Pool via The Patriot Ledger During Reddington’s closing argument, Clancy’s parents seemed to be intently focused. — Sumiko Corley, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for intently

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The part that makes the idea harder to categorize may also be the part people remember.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
Soon, the dance floor filled, with Doja Cat among those going hardest.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of hard

Adverb

The pork producers group has also intensively lobbied for legislation called the Save Our Bacon Act, which would overturn the state laws.

— Kenny Torrella, Vox, 9 Sep. 2026
Whalers hunted bowheads intensively in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, pushing them towards extinction.

— Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of intensively

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According to this data, starting in the 1990s, ice began disappearing more intensely.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026
If key artificial intelligence players like Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta are included, the trillion-dollar company cohort has become intensely concentrated within artificial intelligence and its upstream and downstream supply chains.

— , CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of intensely

Adverb

The product is applied to dry lengths and ends and works diligently to tame flyaways once you’re done drying.

— Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026
That said, while these rates are some of the best available now, savers may be able to find even higher options by diligently shopping around online.

— Matt Richardson, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of diligently

Adverb

In fact, Mickes and Wixted have found that, in many exoneration cases, a witness resolutely identified a person in court despite having dithered and debated during the initial photo lineup.

— Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
Downstairs remains resolutely public — and arguably more interesting.

— Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of resolutely

Adverb

Blue-collar Ho-seok (Sul), a man traumatized by losing his factory job after a workers’ strike, lives a quiet life with his determinedly optimistic wife, Mi-ok (Jeon).

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
The few street names in Happy Haven were determinedly upbeat, with Christian undertones.

— Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026

Definition of determinedly

Adverb

While the springs continuously flow, the resort keeps on evolving.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026
Plant operators will be able to stretch their operating cycles to 24 months, cutting down on expensive refueling outages and keeping the plant running continuously for longer stretches.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of continuously

Adverb

As an aside, the rush to depose Romo continues to gain steam even though one of the voices that carries the most weight around CBS has remained doggedly silent.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2026
There’s no question that David Ellison, the doggedly ambitious CEO of Paramount Skydance, loves movies and filmmaking.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of doggedly

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