intensifier
Makes something stronger
An intensifier is a word that amplifies or strengthens another word's meaning without adding new information.
Very, really, extremely, and absolutely are common intensifiers: very cold, really important, absolutely brilliant.
Some intensifiers derive from vulgar words: fucking amazing, damn good.
Overuse weakens their effect—if everything is very important, nothing stands out.
To high degree
- extremelyTo an intense degree
- reallyIn actual fact
- incrediblyTo an extreme degree
- absolutelyCompletely, without exception
totally · utterly · thoroughly · completely · quite · rather · remarkably · exceptionally
Verb or adjective modifier
- modifierWord altering another
- particleMinute piece of matter
- prefixRoot-modifying front element
- suffixWord-ending addition
morpheme · amplifier · booster · maximizer · approximator · diminisher · emphasizer
Increase in intensity
- magnificationDegree of visual enlargement
- enhancementIncrease in quality
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
- augmentationAct of adding more
strengthening · heightening · boosting · elevation · exaggeration · emphasis · reinforcement · accentuation
very
To high degree
- extremelyTo an intense degree
- reallyIn actual fact
- incrediblyTo an extreme degree
absolutely · totally · utterly · thoroughly · completely · quite · rather · remarkably · exceptionally · especially
adverb
Verb or adjective modifier
suffix · morpheme · amplifier · booster · maximizer · approximator · diminisher · emphasizer
amplification
Increase in intensity
- magnificationDegree of visual enlargement
- enhancementIncrease in quality
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
augmentation · strengthening · heightening · boosting · elevation · exaggeration · emphasis · reinforcement · accentuation · sharpening
super
Outstanding or above
hella · wicked · mad · bare · dead · well · proper · bloody · damn · freaking
- boostersbooster, boosting, enhancer, amplifier, power-up
- grammar termsnoun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun
- literary devicesmetaphor, simile, hyperbole, personification, alliteration
- X-raysradiograph, chest x-ray, x-ray machine, bone x-ray, dental x-rays
- Darkroom Chemicalsdeveloper, fixer, hypo, toner, sensitizer
- morphologymorphemes, morpheme, affixes, affix, suffixes
intensifierdiminisher
One that makes smaller
mitigator · minimizer · hedge · softener · approximator
intensifierdiluter
Agent that weakens concentration
weakener · reducer · attenuator · thinner · neutralizer
- image intensifierDevice amplifying faint light
intensified, intensifies, intensification, intensifiers, reintensified