- intense - in an extreme degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"
Antonyms: mild, gentle, mild-mannered, moderate, temperate
- acute, intense - extremely sharp or intense; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning"
Antonym: dull (indirect, via sharp)
- intense, vivid - (of color) having the highest saturation; "vivid green"; "intense blue"
Antonym: unsaturated (indirect, via saturated)