Synonyms of intense

intense 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in intensive

extreme in degree, power, or effect

the intense cold of the polar regions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intensive
• fierce
• ferocious
• deep
• terrible
• furious
• heavy
• violent
• profound
• acute
• explosive
• vicious
• fearful
• vehement
• excruciating
• intensified
• blistering
• exquisite
• dreadful
• fearsome
• frightful
• ghastly
• hard
• heavy-duty
• keen
• heightened
• hellacious
• harsh
• concentrated
• aggravated
• almighty
• severe
• enhanced
• exhaustive
• thorough
• magnified
• stressed
• deepened
• rigorous
• accentuated
• emphasized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• light
• moderate
• soft
• weak
• feeble
• superficial
• shallow
• qualified
• eased
• moderated
• decreased
• subdued
• toned (down)
• diminished
• reduced
• lightened
• lessened
• alleviated
• abated

2

as in passionate

having or expressing great depth of feeling

an intense actor who favors edgy film roles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• passionate
• warm
• passional
• fervent
• emotional
• ardent
• fiery
• demonstrative
• charged
• enthusiastic
• religious
• glowing
• impassioned
• vehement
• feverish
• fervid
• torrid
• burning
• blazing
• incandescent
• perfervid
• flaming
• superheated
• red-hot
• hot-blooded
• sentimental
• on fire
• sloppy
• zealous
• warm-blooded
• melodramatic
• sugary
• mawkish
• histrionic
• saccharine
• mushy
• sappy
• obsessed
• uninhibited
• gushy
• frenzied
• keen
• infatuated
• gung ho
• schmaltzy
• maudlin
• orgiastic
• enamored
• gushing
• unrestrained
• unreserved
• overheated
• overexcited
• overemotional

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cold
• cool
• dispassionate
• dry
• impassive
• objective
• impersonal
• detached
• unemotional
• emotionless
• reserved
• undemonstrative

intenseness

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noun

1

as in intensity

depth of feeling

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intensity
• emotion
• enthusiasm
• passionateness
• warmth
• violence
• passion
• fervor
• heat
• fervency
• zeal
• excitement
• fire
• ardor
• vehemence
• ardency
• tenderness
• white heat
• compassion
• responsiveness
• fervidness
• sympathy
• sentimentality
• earnestness
• emotionality
• eagerness
• emotionalism
• infatuation
• cathexis
• zest
• melodrama
• histrionics
• obsession
• gusto
• fever
• mawkishness
• sentiment
• fanaticism
• sappiness
• keenness
• mania
• hot-bloodedness
• torridness
• torridity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• impassiveness
• insensibility
• impassivity
• insensitiveness
• insensitivity
• dryness
• composure
• calmness
• indifference
• aloofness
• reticence
• taciturnity
• phlegm
• stoniness
• reserve
• apathy
• stoicism
• stiffness
• unconcern
• insensibleness
• collectedness
• detachedness
• coldness
• reservedness
• coolness
• chilliness
• frigidity
• woodenness
• frigidness

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intensity
• aggressiveness
• emphasis
• violence
• vigorousness
• forcefulness
• strength
• fierceness
• assertiveness
• vehemence
• warmth
• power
• potency
• eloquence
• insistence
• fervor
• fervency
• directness
• ardor
• passion
• vividness
• ardency
• stridency
• clearness
• incisiveness
• straightforwardness
• plainness
• vociferousness
• absoluteness
• incision
• fervidness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• weakness
• ambiguity
• mildness
• feebleness
• subtlety
• lightness
• delicacy
• equivocation