# intensely

**Pronunciation:** /ɪnˈtɛnsli/ · in-TENS-lee

**CEFR level:** B2

**Part of speech:** adverb

## Meaning

With a high degree of force, concentration, or extreme emotion.

## Examples

- She studied the complex map intensely before deciding which mountain trail to take.
- The sun shone intensely, making the desert sand shimmer in the midday heat.
- He felt intensely proud when his daughter finally graduated from university.

## Synonyms

- very — A basic, general intensifier.
- deeply — Focuses on the emotional or internal depth of a feeling.
- fiercely — Implies a powerful, almost aggressive level of intensity.
- profoundly — Used for significant, intellectual, or life-altering intensity.

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