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 | ||