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Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb intensify

4 senses of intensify

Sense 1
escalate, intensify, step up -- (increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing")
       => increase -- (make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted")

Sense 2
intensify, compound, heighten, deepen -- (make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions")
       => increase -- (become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased")

Sense 3
intensify, deepen -- (become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan")
       => increase -- (become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased")

Sense 4
intensify -- (make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark)
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Antonyms of adj intensifying

1 sense of intensifying

Sense 1
intensifying (vs. moderating) -- (increasing in strength or intensity)

moderating (vs. intensifying) -- (lessening in intensity or strength)
        => alleviative, alleviatory, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatory, palliative -- (moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear)
        => analgesic, analgetic, anodyne -- (capable of relieving pain; "the anodyne properties of certain drugs"; "an analgesic effect")
        => tempering -- (moderating by making more temperate)
        => weakening -- (moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker)

Similarity of adj intensifying

1 sense of intensifying

Sense 1
intensifying (vs. moderating) -- (increasing in strength or intensity)
       => aggravating, exacerbating, exasperating -- (making worse)
       => augmentative, enhancive -- (intensifying by augmentation and enhancement)
       => deepening (prenominal), thickening (prenominal) -- (accumulating and becoming more intense; "the deepening gloom"; "felt a deepening love"; "the thickening dusk")
       => heightening (prenominal) -- (reaching a higher intensity; "their heightening fears")


thesaurus -Overview of thesaurus verb -Hypernyms -Hyponyms & Hyponym Tree -Synonyms (ordered by estimated frequency) -Cause to -Derived Forms -Domain -Familiarity & Polysemy Count -Verb Frames -Coordinate Terms (sisters) -Synonyms (grouped by similarity of meaning) -List of Compound Words -Overview of Senses adj -Antonyms -Synonyms (ordered by estimated frequency) -Familiarity & Polysemy Count -List of Compound Words -Overview of Senses	Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb intensify 4 senses of intensify Sense 1 escalate, intensify, step up -- (increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing") => increase -- (make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted") Sense 2 intensify, compound, heighten, deepen -- (make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions") => increase -- (become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased") Sense 3 intensify, deepen -- (become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan") => increase -- (become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased") Sense 4 intensify -- (make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark) => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue") Antonyms of adj intensifying 1 sense of intensifying Sense 1 intensifying (vs. moderating) -- (increasing in strength or intensity) moderating (vs. intensifying) -- (lessening in intensity or strength) => alleviative, alleviatory, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatory, palliative -- (moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear) => analgesic, analgetic, anodyne -- (capable of relieving pain; "the anodyne properties of certain drugs"; "an analgesic effect") => tempering -- (moderating by making more temperate) => weakening -- (moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker) Similarity of adj intensifying 1 sense of intensifying Sense 1 intensifying (vs. moderating) -- (increasing in strength or intensity) => aggravating, exacerbating, exasperating -- (making worse) => augmentative, enhancive -- (intensifying by augmentation and enhancement) => deepening (prenominal), thickening (prenominal) -- (accumulating and becoming more intense; "the deepening gloom"; "felt a deepening love"; "the thickening dusk") => heightening (prenominal) -- (reaching a higher intensity; "their heightening fears")
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