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INTENSE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of color) having the highest saturation
Example:
intense blue
Synonyms:
intense; vivid
Classified under:
Similar:
pure; saturated ((of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black)
Derivation:
intensity (chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Extremely sharp or severe
Example:
intense itching and burning
Synonyms:
acute; intense
Classified under:
Similar:
sharp (keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
Example:
enemy fire was intense
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
violent; wild ((of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud)
unabated (continuing at full strength or intensity)
deep; thick ((of darkness) densely dark)
terrific (very great or intense)
strong (not faint or feeble)
smart (painfully severe)
shitless; witless ((used as complement) to the utmost degree)
severe; terrible; wicked (intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality)
screaming (so extremely intense as to evoke screams)
raging (very severe)
profound (of the greatest intensity; complete)
palpable (so intense as to be almost touched or felt)
main (of force; of the greatest possible intensity)
aggravated (made more severe or intense especially in law)
blood-and-guts (marked by great zeal or violence)
brutal; unrelenting (punishingly harsh)
cold (so intense as to be almost uncontrollable)
concentrated (intensely focused)
consuming; overwhelming (very strong; urgently felt)
deep (intense or extreme)
exquisite; keen (intense or sharp)
extreme; utmost; uttermost (of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity)
fierce; tearing; trigger-happy; vehement; violent (marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid)
intensified (made more intense)
intensive (characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form)
Also:
immoderate (beyond reasonable limits)
profound (showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth)
intemperate (excessive in behavior)
Attribute:
degree; grade; level (a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality)
Antonym:
mild (moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme)
Derivation:
intensity (high level or degree; the property of being intense)
Context examples:
The day had been too long, the day's effort too intense, and he was deep in the throes of the reaction.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
How intense is your surface pain?
(NPS - How Intense is Your Surface Pain, NCI Thesaurus)
How intense is your deep pain?
(NPS - How Intense is Your Deep Pain, NCI Thesaurus)
Schwannomatosis causes intense pain. It is the rarest type.
(Neurofibromatosis, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
As a result, you may feel under intense pressure by your partner or be upset by his or her uncaring attitude.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
A question about how intense an individual's depression feels or felt at its worst.
(How Depressed Have You Felt at its Worst, NCI Thesaurus)
An M2 is twice as intense as an M1, an M3 is three times as intense, etc.
(Solar Dynamics Observatory Captures Images of a Mid-Level Solar Flare, NASA)
It causes intense pain, usually in the arms, hands, legs, or feet.
(Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
It often follows an experience of intense emotions.
(Cataplexy, NCI Thesaurus)
A sterilization process that uses intense and short duration pulses of wavelengths of light from the ultraviolet to the near infrared regions to kill microorganisms.
(High Intensity Light or Pulse Light Sterilization, Food and Drug Administration)
