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intense
adjective as in forceful, severe; passionate
Strongest matches
acute, bitter, deep, energetic, excessive, extraordinary, extreme, fierce, great, harsh, heightened, intensified, intensive, powerful, profound, protracted, sharp, strong, violent, vivid
Weak matches
agonizing, all-consuming, ardent, biting, burning, close, concentrated, consuming, cutting, diligent, eager, earnest, exaggerated, exceptional, exquisite, fanatical, fervent, fervid, forcible, full, hard, impassioned, keen, marked, piercing, pungent, shrill, stinging, strained, supreme, undue, vehement, zealous
Example Sentences
After weeks of intense competition, the Strictly Come Dancing finalists are primed to take to the dance floor one last time.
People often report it overlaps with another more recognised condition called misophonia - an intense dislike of other people's noises, such as heavy breathing or loud eating.
Likewise, there is an extremely intense sequence involving two characters physically fighting in a car — while one of them is driving.
But it takes over a state that was always poor and which has suffered greatly from the intense fighting of the past year.
Often people reported some overlap with another more recognised condition called misophonia - an intense dislike of others people's noises, such as heavy breathing or loud eating.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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