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 federal indictment makes clear that there’s intense demand for U.S. chips among Chinese AI firms, Jack Burnham, a research analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told MarketWatch in an interview.

From MarketWatch

The Colorado River, however, is overtapped and increasingly vulnerable to cutbacks as global warming drives longer and more intense drought.

From Los Angeles Times

And not long ago, OpenAI suddenly found itself under such intense pressure from a resurgent Google that Altman declared a “code red.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Because the project means removing tons of existing pool materials and bringing in new ones, “the construction here is going to be quite intense,” Abdallah said.

From Los Angeles Times

O’Keeffe and Stieglitz both found a kindred spirit in Lawrence’s intense passion for nature and its spiritual dimensions, pantheistic in its fervor.

From The Wall Street Journal

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