Meaning & use
intensified
Became, or made, stronger, more extreme, or more concentrated.
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The storm intensified overnight, snapping branches and knocking out power lines.
Pressure from investors intensified after the company reported disappointing profits.
A note on using this word
Intensified is the past tense of intensify and often collocates with words like pressure, conflict, or weather.
Words with a similar meaning
escalatedheightened
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Words with an opposite meaning
weakenedeased
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