| Main Entry: |
intense |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
forceful, severe; passionate |
Synonyms: |
acute,
agonizing, all-consuming, ardent,
biting,
bitter,
burning,
close,
concentrated, consuming,
cutting,
deep,
diligent, eager, earnest,
energetic,
exaggerated,
exceptional,
excessive,
exquisite,
extraordinary,
extreme,
fanatical,
fervent, fervid,
fierce, forcible,
full,
great,
hard,
harsh, heightened, impassioned, intensified,
intensive,
keen,
marked,
piercing,
powerful,
profound, protracted,
pungent,
sharp,
shrill, stinging,
strained,
strong,
supreme, undue, vehement,
violent,
vivid, zealous
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| Notes: |
emotions are intense while sustained application or attention is intensive; intense arises from within and intensive comes from outside (it is imposed or assumed) |
Antonyms: |
calm, dull, low-key, mild, moderate
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