intense

Very strong or extreme.

intense in a sentence

The intense heat of the midday sun sent everyone looking for shade.
There was intense excitement in the classroom on the last day of term.

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Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.

Which word is closest in meaning to intense?

Astrong
Bgentle
Cweak
Dmild

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A: strong. The other three mean the opposite of intense.

Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to intense?

Amild
Bstrong
Cextreme
Dfierce

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A: mild. The other three mean nearly the same as intense.

Words that mean something similar

strong, extreme, fierce

Words that mean the opposite

mild, weak, gentle

More words about size & amount

invaluable: Extremely useful or precious.
laden: Carrying a very heavy load.
lavish: Very grand and costing a lot.
liberal: Given freely and in large amounts.
lofty: Very tall or high up.
mammoth: Huge in size or amount.
meagre: Very small in amount and not enough.
mere: Nothing more than; only.

See every 11+ word for size and amount

More words to explore

fierce intangible intact instinct intercept interfere

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