intense

[in-tens] / ɪnˈtɛns /

ADJECTIVE

forceful, severe; passionate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acute bitter deep energetic excessive extraordinary extreme fierce great harsh heightened intensified intensive powerful profound protracted sharp strong violent vivid

WEAK

agonizing all-consuming ardent biting burning close concentrated consuming cutting diligent eager earnest exaggerated exceptional exquisite fanatical fervent fervid forcible full hard impassioned keen marked piercing pungent shrill stinging strained supreme undue vehement zealous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aboveboard agreeable bland blunt calm dull gentle ignorant indistinct kind lazy low mild moderate nice pale peaceful shallow slow soft stupid superficial unimportant unintelligent weak

WEAK

low-key

Example Sentences

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The battle is intense and soon we both have lots of coins jiggling in our pockets.

From Literature

Art requires distance, and Tanner is so genuinely in the grip of intense family emotion that this father and son sometimes seem more real than theatrically compelling.

From Los Angeles Times

OpenAI has been the subject of intense scrutiny since its co-founder and chief executive Sam Altman issued a Code Red warning to staff highlighting concerns about costs, competition and subscription rates.

From MarketWatch

The radio measurements not only confirm that intense mass shedding can happen shortly before a supernova, but also introduce a powerful new approach for studying stellar death across the universe.

From Science Daily

Meituan, the market leader, reported a net loss equivalent to $2.6 billion for the third quarter, its first quarterly loss since 2022, which it attributed to intense competition in food delivery.

From The Wall Street Journal

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