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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Like Lee, Thill thinks Palantir’s international commercial business is being “undermonetized,” even as the company takes the view that intense U.S. demand limits Palantir’s ability to grow outside the country.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

Usually, May and June can be a trying time because of intense disagreements over the opinions in close cases.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Looking ahead, projections under high greenhouse gas emission scenarios suggest that by the end of the century, the most intense meltwater anomalies could increase by as much as threefold.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

This I-95 rivalry is intense, full of civic snobbery and loutish fandom; in other words, perfect.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

During the 1950s and 1960s, the time of Bobby’s initial and then most intense ascent, an expenditure of just $5 was considered burdensome by both mother and son.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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