Synonyms of intense

intense 1 of 2

adjective

in-ˈten(t)s 

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
• excruciating
• vehement
• blistering
• exquisite
• dreadful
• intensified
• fearsome
• frightful
• ghastly
• hard
• heavy-duty
• keen
• heightened
• hellacious
• concentrated
• harsh
• 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

2 of 2

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of intense

Adjective

The unanimous rule follows decades of delays and intense lobbying, with regulators easing rules for long-life and wet-grip tires as major manufacturers split over cost, enforcement and consumer choice. — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Atmospheric rivers do not fall across the entire state, and any event would be both more localized and more intense than what our climate models are depicting. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026

For others, his downfall exposed the intense and often racist scrutiny Black academics face. — Michel Martin, NPR, 18 Aug. 2026

However, as global heat increases, the rain is becoming more erratic and intense, creating the conditions for deadly floods. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026