intense

Examples

• All

• And you can see I can get a really awesome intense red.

• The tundra flowers are an intense, highly saturated red, which measures 240+ in the red channel.

  Academic text (2010)

• I feel like I want to do more intense looks.

• I know this looks really intense right now, but trust the process.

• It's a very intense, pure and deep taste.

  Chloe (2010)

• Everybody shields their eyes from the intense light, which lasts only a split second.

  Fiction book (1996)

• You've got like an intense gold that is amazing.

• It is really intense and I do love it.

• The whole world was bold contrasts and hard edges, the colors so intense I could almost see them vibrate.

  Fiction book (1993)

• The artist used an intense blue to depict the sky in her painting.

Synonyms

S

strong

vsintense

∞ 1.0

Very concentrated in taste or effect

applies specifically to color saturation rather than general power

D

deep

vsintense

603 1.0

Very strong or intense, for example very dark

limits that intensity to hue saturation rather than broad intensity

B

bright

vsintense

235 1.0

Having a strong, vivid color that is easy to notice

refers specifically to high color saturation rather than lightness

R

rich

vsintense

36 2.3

Deep and full in color or sound

means concentrated hue saturation rather than just tonal depth

V

vibrant

vsintense

29 3.6

Full of bright, strong colors that attract attention

marks pure hue strength rather than energetic or lively tone

V

vivid

vsintense

23 3.0

Very bright and clear in color and easy to notice

emphasizes measured saturation of hue rather than general noticeability

B

brightly-colored

vsintense

15 1.2

A thing that has strong, vivid colors

highlights saturation of hue rather than merely attracting attention

B

brilliant

vsintense

14 3.0

Very bright and strong in color

describes very high hue saturation rather than sheer brightness alone

I

incandescent

vsintense

• Literature

3 7.5

Full of strong feeling or passion

focuses on color saturation not on emotional or glowing brightness

D

dazzling

vsintense

2 3.1

So bright that it is hard to see

is about vivid hue strength rather than glare or lightness

S

saturated

vsintense

1 3.9

A color that is very strong and not mixed with white or grey

focuses on very high hue saturation rather than purity alone

O

overbright

vsintense

5.0

Colors or tones that are too strong and look unnatural

indicates strong saturation without implying it is excessive

Antonyms

D

dull

31 1.0

Not bright or shiny with weak colour

F

faded

1 2.7

Memories or feelings that become less clear over time

Compounds

I

intense competition

3 3.7

A strong struggle between people to get the same job or prize

How Intense

saturated

1 3.9

vivid

23 3.0

intense

16 3.4

muted

10 4.2

pale

291 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology