intense

Speech parts

1. intense - Adjective

2. intense - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.

Extreme in degree; excessive; immoderate; as: (a) Ardent; fervent; as, intense heat. (b) Keen; biting; as, intense cold. (c) Vehement; earnest; exceedingly strong; as, intense passion or hate. (d) Very severe; violent; as, intense pain or anguish. (e) Deep; strong; brilliant; as, intense color or light.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

great strong powerful deep severe extreme violent concentrated burning acute keen fierce energetic vivid vigorous
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Antonyms

mild gent light ball dead cold
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Related terms

intensive intensification intensifying intensifier intensified reintensify

Phrases with the word

for all intense and purposes for all intense purposes intense interest become less intense become very intense episode of intense fear

Anagrams

enseint sentine tennesi tennies

Examples

If women ran the world we wouldn't have wars, just intense negotiations every 28 days. Robin Williams

We are told that talent creates its own opportunities. But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents. Eric Hoffer

The closer a man approaches tragedy the more intense is his concentration of emotion upon the fixed point of his commitment, which is to say the closer he approaches what in life we call fanaticism. Arthur Miller

Although pepper is tiny, its taste is intense. Hungarian Proverb

One moment of intense happiness prolongs life by a thousand years. Japanese Proverb

Intense motivation is a more important commodity than talent. Traditional Proverb

Close letter words and terms

intensate intensation intensative intense arousal intense battle intense blue