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INTENSIFY Synonyms

There are 17 synonyms of the word intensify. (exact relations)
There are 4 hypernyms of the word intensify. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for INTENSIFY

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deepen
verbv
verb

• make more intense, stronger, or more marked

• become more intense

• make deeper

• become deeper in tone

escalate
verbv
verb

• increase in extent or intensity

heighten
verbv
verb

• become more extreme

• make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity

• increase the level of

• increase the height of

• make (one's senses) more acute

• make more intense, stronger, or more marked

accentuate
verbv
verb

• to stress, single out as important

• put stress on; utter with an accent

aggrandize
verbv
verb

• add details to

amplify
verbv
verb

• increase in size, volume or significance

• to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

• exaggerate or make bigger

• increase the volume of

augment
verbv
verb

• enlarge or increase

• grow or intensify

bolster
verbv
noun

• a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows

verb

• support and strengthen

• prop up with a pillow or bolster

• add padding to

boost
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of giving hope or support to someone

• an increase in cost

• the act of giving a push

verb

• increase

• give a boost to; be beneficial to

• contribute to the progress or growth of

• increase or raise

• push or shove upward, as if from below or behind

enhance
verbv
verb

• increase the level of

• make better or more attractive

exacerbate
verbv
verb

• make worse

• exasperate or irritate

increase
verbv
noun

• a quantity that is added

• a change resulting in an increase

• a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important

• the amount by which something increases

• the act of increasing something

verb

• become bigger or greater in amount

• make bigger or more

magnify
verbv
verb

• increase in size, volume or significance

• to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

• make large

reinforce
verbv
verb

• make stronger

• strengthen and support with rewards

stimulate
verbv
verb

• act as a stimulant

• cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

• stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of

• cause to be alert and energetic

• cause to occur rapidly

• stir feelings in

• provide the needed stimulus for

strengthen
verbv
verb

• make strong or stronger

• gain strength

• give a healthy elasticity to

compound
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
adjective

• composed of more than one part

noun

• a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts

• (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight

• an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)

• a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes.

adjective satellite

• consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts

• composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony

verb

• make more intense, stronger, or more marked

• put or add together

• calculate principal and interest

• create by mixing or combining

• combine so as to form a whole; mix

Best Hypernyms For INTENSIFY

Here is a list of related hypernyms for intensify, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (4)
increase alter change modify

Alternatives for DEEPEN

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