Definition of intense
Adjectives
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
"intense heat"
"intense anxiety"
"intense desire"
"intense emotion"
"the skunk's intense acrid odor"
"intense pain"
"enemy fire was intense"
- Synonyms:
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immoderate
beyond reasonable limits
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profound
showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
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intemperate
excessive in behavior
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aggravated
made more severe or intense especially in law
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bad, big
very intense
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blood-and-guts
marked by great zeal or violence
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brutal, unrelenting
harsh
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cold
so intense as to be almost uncontrollable
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concentrated
intensely focused
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consuming, overwhelming
very intense
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deep
extreme
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exquisite, keen
intense or sharp
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extreme, utmost, uttermost
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
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fierce, tearing, trigger-happy, vehement, violent
marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid
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intensified
made more intense
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intensive
characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form
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main
of force; of the greatest possible intensity
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raging
very severe
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screaming
so extremely intense as to evoke screams
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severe, terrible, wicked
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
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smart
painfully severe
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strong
not faint or feeble
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terrific
very great or intense
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thick
(of darkness) very intense
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unabated
continuing at full strength or intensity
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wild
(of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud
- Antonyms:
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mild
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
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moderate
being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme
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temperate
not extreme in behavior
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gentle, soft
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
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mild-mannered
behaving in or having a mild or gentle manner
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extremely sharp or intense
"intense itching and burning"
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