Antonyms for intense

Grammar : Adj

Spell : in-tens

Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈtɛns

Definition of intense

Origin : c.1400, from Middle French intense (13c.), from Latin intensus "stretched, strained, tight," originally past participle of intendere "to stretch out, strain" (see intend); thus, literally, "high-strung." Related: Intensely.

adj forceful, severe; passionate

Example sentences :

Traffic was intense, and had reached what might be supposed its acme.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various

I too want to have experiences, to live where life's beat is most intense.
Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service

The hostility to this seemingly harmless teaching was of the most intense.
Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

He went close to the Inspector, and spoke with intense seriousness.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

His passion is so intense that he has no desire to paint her seduction as greater than it was.
Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris

More than this, there is about sorrow an intense, an extraordinary reality.
Extract from : « De Profundis » by Oscar Wilde

"Don't keep me in suspense like this," cried the girl in a low but intense voice.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

So Philip Crane, to his intense delight, was summoned to Ringwood.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

She made no answer, but simply looked at him with intense sadness.
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

An intense feeling of contempt so excited her that she stood up on her feet.
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

Synonyms for intense

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