intently
adverbHow many syllables in intently?
There are 3 syllables in the word intently.How to pronounce intently:
Definition of intently:
- intently (adverb):
- in an intent or concentrated manner with great effort, attention, or concentration
Synonyms for intently:
actively
amain
animatedly
arduously
assiduously
attentively
briskly
busily
continuously
determinedly
diligently
doggedly
dynamically
energetically
feverishly
hard
hardly
industriously
intensely
intensively
laboriously
mightily
purposefully
resolutely
sedulously
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Antonyms for intently:
absent-mindedly
absently
abstractedly
bemusedly
blankly
carelessly
casually
distractedly
dreamily
emptily
heedlessly
in a world of your own
inattentively
lost in thought
obliviously
on automatic pilot
unconsciously
unheedingly
vacantly
vacuously
vaguely
with your head in the clouds
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