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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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When they did occur, Sandel said they were "a little more intense, a little more aggressive".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

The heat shield is made of a material called Avcoat that is supposed to melt away during re-entry, keeping the Orion crew capsule protected from intense temperatures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

And that building caution — and the more intense conflict-angst that followed — is captured in the chart of three-month rolling flows into money-market and cashlike ETFs provided by Ryan Detrick.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

If the show is not as physical as it once was, everyone being older, it’s still pretty intense.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

They had trouble sleeping in the intense, white moonlight, as did she.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer