INTENSENESS Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

intenseness

noun

as in intensity

depth of feeling she presents her religious convictions with an intenseness that makes some people uncomfortable

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as in aggressiveness

the quality or state of being forceful (as in expression) every challenge that he undertakes is tackled with an intenseness that would exhaust most people

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Noun

But that drop in intensity quickly veered into carelessness, with the defence failing to assert its composure amid loose passes and hapless communication mix-ups.

— Chris McKenna, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Local dimming and backlight zone control help manage brightness independently across different parts of the screen, allowing darker areas to appear deeper while bright highlights stand out with greater intensity.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of intensity

Noun

Badosa’s front-foot aggressiveness and ability to rush Gauff’s forehand have brought her wins in their past two meetings.

— Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
The salaries match, Strus is an expiring contract while Niko has four years left and the 3-point shooting and the aggressiveness of Max are way better than Niko’s.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of aggressiveness

Noun

Trauma and tragedies—such as the death of his parents, or periods of estrangement from his siblings—receive less scrutiny than the emotions unlocked by Virginia Woolf or Roland Barthes.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
The bursts of comedy don’t lighten the mood, but instead sharpen the emotion and clarify the intensity, the way a shrewd joke might at a funeral.

— Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of emotion

Noun

Rubin nods along to those moments — which could have been trimmed and transformed JAŸ-Z in 8 into JAŸ-Z in 6 or maybe JAŸ-Z in 4 — with the same enthusiasm as when Carter actually breaks something down perceptively.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
But Husted may not need to generate much enthusiasm of his own.

— Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of enthusiasm

Noun

Soft neutral tones are lifted by a curved leather-and-wood headboard, striking blue wall art inspired by traditional Turkish textiles and elegant pendant lighting that gives the room warmth rather than hotel uniformity.

— Vicki Power, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026
Teacher kept her friends for a lifetime Barbara Edwards, 58, who grew up in Wyoming, near Grand Rapids, was a woman of character and warmth.

— Sheryl Lee, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of warmth

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