intense

Other forms of intense

comparative

intenser·

superlative

intensest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about intense

What does intense mean?

intense means "possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in intense?

intense has 2 syllables: in-tense. The stress falls on "tense". In IPA it is /ˌɪnˈtɛns/.

What is another word for intense?

Close synonyms include acute, vivid. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of intense?

The recorded antonyms are mild.

Is intense a common word?

intense is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with intense?

2 words rhyme with intense. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.