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English adjective: intense | |||
| 1. | intense possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree | ||
| Samples | Intense heat. Intense anxiety. Intense desire. Intense emotion. The skunk's intense acrid odor. Intense pain. Enemy fire was intense. | ||
| Similar | aggravated, bad, big, blood-and-guts, brutal, cold, concentrated, consuming, deep, deep, exquisite, extreme, fierce, intensified, intensive, keen, main, overwhelming, profound, raging, screaming, severe, smart, strong, tearing, terrible, terrific, thick, trigger-happy, unabated, unrelenting, utmost, uttermost, vehement, violent, violent, wicked, wild | ||
| See also | immoderate, intemperate, profound | ||
| Attribute | degree, grade, level | ||
| Antonyms | mild | ||
| 2. | intense extremely sharp or intense | ||
| Samples | Acute pain. Felt acute annoyance. Intense itching and burning. | ||
| Synonyms | acute | ||
| Similar | sharp | ||
| Antonyms | dull | ||
| 3. | intense (of color) having the highest saturation | ||
| Samples | Vivid green. Intense blue. | ||
| Synonyms | vivid | ||
| Similar | pure, saturated | ||
| Antonyms | unsaturated | ||
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