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Synonyms & Antonyms for intensity
Synonyms
ardency, ardor, emotion, enthusiasm, fervency, fervidness, fervor, fire, heat, intenseness, passion, passionateness, vehemence, violence, warmth, white heat
Antonyms
impassiveness, impassivity, insensibility, insensibleness, insensitiveness, insensitivity
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The hurricane center said Dorian could fluctuate in intensity over the next 12 hours, but should start to slowly weaken Thursday and Friday. — Leigh Morgan, al, "Hurricane Dorian 2019 path now: Dorian now a Category 3, heading for Carolinas," 4 Sep. 2019 Minor fluctuations in the storm's intensity are forecast through Sunday before a slow weakening trend beginning Labor Day, due to proximity to land and increasing wind shear. — Author: Jason Samenow, Anchorage Daily News, "‘Extremely dangerous’ Hurricane Dorian barrels toward Southeast U.S. as likelihood of direct hit on Florida decreases," 1 Sep. 2019 Fluctuations in the storm's intensity are likely but Dorian is expected to remain a powerful hurricane over the next few days, the NHC said. — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, "Hurricane Dorian is forecast to slam the northern Bahamas with devastating wind and rain that could last 24 hours," 1 Sep. 2019 Evidence of this period should be detectable today in the CMB spectrum as a dip in intensity at a certain wavelength, a feature that has been dubbed the dark-ages trough. — Davide Castelvecchi, Scientific American, "The Quest to Unlock the Secrets of the Baby Universe," 26 Aug. 2019 Some tracks really don't always work well: for example straight-up techno bangers that stay at the same level for five minutes with no variation in intensity. — Katie Bain, Billboard, "With Waveform Prints, You Can Hang Your Favorite Song On the Wall," 30 July 2019 Many of these reports have included an asterisk of rumors about Activision's presence at Blizzard growing in intensity. — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, "Blizzard’s bad-news year continues with another co-founder’s departure," 19 July 2019 But since an initial cluster of magnitude 5 and above quakes that struck in the hours following the 7.1 temblor, the aftershocks have been subsiding in intensity and striking less often, an analysis of seismological data shows. — Alex Wigglesworth, latimes.com, "Expect 34,000 aftershocks from Ridgecrest earthquakes. But seismic activity is slowing down," 9 July 2019 The outfits ranged in intensity from a moody, deep plum ensemble with exaggerated shoulders to a glittering, iridescent two piece--all with the boots to match, obviously! — Scarlett Newman, Teen Vogue, "Every Outfit Ariana Grande Wore For Her Coachella Weekend 1 Performance," 15 Apr. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'intensity.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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