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. Scott C. Holstad:

   I allowed you to destroy me, my self-confidence, my ego, my identity as a human being and as a man. for years i was a shadow of my former self. the pain you caused was brutal and intense but i have a new life and a new incarnation and you’re hardly worth thinking about anymore and being free at last of your clutches, I have a new world to look forward to.

2. Richard Gere:

   Actually, it was my agent who was pushing for it much more than I was, i was a little resistant because I was n’t that taken with the stage production. But my agent just really kept pushing. I had just done a very intense movie, Unfaithful, and I thought : ‘ At the very least I ’m going to have fun doing this.' OH, BABY, Harvey Weinstein was still the co-chairman of Miramax Films when Chicago was being made. And the now disgraced movie mogul was adamant at the time that Britney Spears should be given a role in the movie. According to The New York Times, Harvey Weinstein sent three Miramax execs to pitch the idea to Britney Spears backstage at a concert in Canada. But director Rob Marshall and other producers were.

3. The National Meteorological Center:

   This is the most intense sandstorm weather our country has seen in 10 years, as well as it covering the broadest area.

4. State Department spokesman John Kirby:

   We are aware that there is intense interest in this matter, and we are announcing this decision now because the (Freedom of Information Act) process regarding these emails has been completed, while we have requested a month's extension to complete the entire review, we did not need the extension for these documents.

5. Gilles Peress:

   In my apartment -- I live on the 17th floor -- I felt like the building was going to fall. Your mind played tricks on you. the beginning of the century was extremely chaotic and very, very intense and almost everybody was left disoriented in terms of what to think, what to do, what to feel.