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Synonyms for intense

Most common

extreme violent fierce vehement deep intensive profound vivid

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Severe — of a characteristic, extreme or very high or strong in degree; severe; also, excessive, towering

severe, extreme, strong, violent, exquisite formal, fierce, vehement, sharp, excessive, vigorous, powerful, excruciating, keen, concentrated, energetic, impassioned, lively, immoderate, raging, earnest, poignant, rich

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Of a characteristic: extreme or very high or strong in degree; severe; also, excessive, towering.

Example sentences

  • extreme The town is located in the extreme north of Japan.
  • violent Violent criminals were often bullies in childhood.
  • fierce One reporter said he looked like a fierce bulldog.
  • vehement He pronounced his judgment over such vehement behaviour.
  • deep The snow is very deep here in our town in January.
  • intensive The intensive French course lasts three semesters.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
intenserising
extremesteady
violentrising
fiercerising
vehementsteady
deeprising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
hot1
4 letters
main1, deep1, rich1, keen1
5 letters
close1, sharp1, acute2, vivid2
6 letters
strong1, severe2, fierce1, lively2, raging2
7 letters
extreme2, violent3, earnest2
8 letters
powerful3, terrible3, profound2, vigorous3, poignant2, vehement3
9 letters
excessive3, intensive3, consuming3, energetic4, exquisite3
10 letters
aggravated4, immoderate
11 letters
impassioned3
12 letters
concentrated4, excruciating5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (acute2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
intense
Italiano
intenso
Español
intenso
Deutsch
heftig
Català
intens