Synonyms for intensive
ɪnˈtɛn sɪvin·ten·sive

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1. intensifier, intensiveadjective

   a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies

   "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier"

   Synonyms:
   intensifier

   Antonyms:
   mild, extensive

2. intensiveadjective

   characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form

   "the questioning was intensive"; "intensive care"; "research-intensive"; "a labor-intensive industry"

   Antonyms:
   mild, extensive

3. intensiveadjective

   tending to give force or emphasis

   "an intensive adverb"

   Antonyms:
   mild, extensive

4. intensiveadjective

   of agriculture; intended to increase productivity of a fixed area by expending more capital and labor

   "intensive agriculture"; "intensive conditions"

   Antonyms:
   mild, extensive

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1. intensiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   intensifying

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1. List of paraphrases for "intensive":

   intense, extensive, intensified, heavy, dense, in-depth, heavy-use, high-intensity, tight, labour-intensive, hard, labor-intensive, close, tense, concentrated, thorough

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1. Anthony Fauci:

   It's much more about some of the states like Utah, Nevada, South Dakota, North Dakota, where... they never had a pretty good reserve of intensive care beds and things like South Dakota. I hope they'll be okay, but it's still a risk that, as you get more surging, they're going to run out of capacity.

2. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier:

   After intensive negotiations and painful compromises, we all agreed to an extensive reform package, my advice is that it (the package) is implemented with determination and on the other hand, Europe should not lessen the help that Greece still needs.

3. Butthe Washington Post:

   Ive shared myself personally that I have high blood pressure, that I have heart disease and spent a week in the [intensive care unit] due to a heart condition, that I actually have asthma and Im prediabetic, and so I represent that legacy of growing up poor and black in America.

4. Amy Yorke:

   What we experience early in our life does have an impact in how we perform later in life, Men that tend to have more labor-intensive jobs tend to have less grip strength later in life.

5. Tony Will:

   Our industry is very capital-intensive.