Synonyms for intense
ɪnˈtɛnsin·tense

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1. intense

   One is eager who impatiently desires to accomplish some end; one is earnest with a desire that is less impatient, but more deep, resolute, and constant; one is anxious with a desire that foresees rather the pain of disappointment than the delight of attainment. One is eager for the gratification of any appetite or passion; he is earnest in conviction, purpose, or character. Eager usually refers to some specific and immediate satisfaction, earnest to something permanent and enduring; the patriotic soldier is earnest in his devotion to his country, eager for a decisive battle.

   Synonyms:
   animated, anxious, ardent, burning, desirous, eager, earnest, enthusiastic, fervent, glowing, hot, impatient, impetuous, importunate, intent, keen, longing, vehement, yearning, zealous

   Antonyms:
   apathetic, calm, careless, cold, cool, dispassionate, frigid, heedless, indifferent, negligent, phlegmatic, purposeless, regardless, stolid, stony, stupid, unconcerned, uninterested, unmindful, unmoved

   Preposition:
   Eager for (more rarely after) favor, honor, etc.; eager in pursuit.

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1. intenseadjective

   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:
   vivid, acute

   Antonyms:
   moderate, unsaturated, soft, mild, gentle, temperate, dull, mild-mannered

2. acute, intenseadjective

   extremely sharp or intense

   "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning"

   Synonyms:
   keen, penetrating, vivid, piercing, knifelike, incisive, penetrative, sharp, needlelike, acute, acuate, discriminating

   Antonyms:
   dull, mild, unsaturated, soft, gentle, mild-mannered, moderate, temperate

3. intense, vividadjective

   (of color) having the highest saturation

   "vivid green"; "intense blue"

   Synonyms:
   graphic, acute, pictorial, bright, lifelike, brilliant, vivid

   Antonyms:
   mild, mild-mannered, moderate, unsaturated, dull, soft, temperate, gentle

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. intenseadjective

   Synonyms:
   close, strict, intent, severe, strained, stretched

2. intenseadjective

   Synonyms:
   excessive, extreme, very great

3. intenseadjective

   Synonyms:
   forcible, energetic, vigorous, powerful

4. intenseadjective

   Synonyms:
   ardent, vehement, earnest

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1. intenseadjective

   Synonyms:
   extreme, excruciating

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1. List of paraphrases for "intense":

   intensive, fierce, heavy, strong, heated, tense, extensive, severe, strenuous, lively, intensified, tight, vigorous, keen, hard, vivid, violent, sharp, dense, high-intensity

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1. Marilene Ramos:

   We're still waiting for immediate measures, with a bigger and more effective scope, to fight the sediments that are in the rivers and reduce the intense cloudiness of the rivers.

2. Zhang Chunxian:

   Xinjiang's anti-terrorism fight has entered a phase that is more complicated and more intense than in the past, we must take the initiative to brandish the sword, take the offensive and comprehensively attack.

3. Ovid, Amorum, Book 2, 19, 3:

   What is allowed us is disagreeable, what is denied us causes us intense desire.

4. Eugene E. Brussell:

   A fanatic is one compelled to action by the need to find a strong meaning in life. The fanatic determines for himself what role he is to play in life, and his intense devotion to a cause is the means.

5. Harvard University:

   The intense focus by politicians and others on Harvard in connection with this program may undermine participation in a relief effort that Congress created and the President signed into law for the purpose of helping students and institutions whose financial challenges in the coming months may be most severe, as a result of this, and the evolving guidance being issued around use of the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, Harvard University has decided not to seek or accept the funds allocated to it by statute.