Meaning & use

intensified

verb·Academic

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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