intensive

adjective

in-ˈten(t)-siv How to pronounce intensive (audio)
Definition of intensivenext
as in intense
extreme in degree, power, or effect Maintaining the house's expansive gardens requires intensive effort.

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Recent Examples of intensive As intensive as that may be—requiring a gradual acclimation and a rarity among Korean retinols—the velvety oil uses squalane and vitamin E to replenish and protect the skin barrier. — Deanna Pai, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2025 The tool is designed for people who do intensive knowledge work in areas like finance, science, policy, and engineering. — Gene Marks, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025 Because disability claims are done on paper and labor intensive, technology is not enough to solve the problem. — Jenna McLaughlin, NPR, 28 Feb. 2025 The episode, written by Dan Erickson and Mark Friedman and directed by Jessica Lee Gagné, feels almost made with Reddit in mind, filled with images and Easter Eggs that demand intensive screenshot analysis. — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for intensive
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  1. intense
  2. fierce
  3. ferocious
  4. deep
  5. terrible
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  • Described as the sport world’s equivalent of the Vatican’s conclave voting procedure for a new pope, the election by secret ballot was preceded by intense lobbying campaigns by all the candidates.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Already, court challenges against the president’s latest moves are emerging, and intense mainstream media coverage has, of course, cast what he’s done in a highly negative light.
    — The Editors, National Review, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of intense
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  • Monday night’s fierce winds took it down, damaging the support structures in the process.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The result captures something rarely seen in sports marketing: fierce competitors actively supporting each other’s growth.
    — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of fierce
Adjective
  • Hot Spring Shark Attack is set in a small, hot spring town in Japan, where a ferocious ancient shark reawakens and terrorizes the local hot spring facilities.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Moments of ferocious, wall-of-noise intensity come interspersed with passages of beautiful calm, like vape breaks between stints inside a dungeon rave.
    — Sam Davies, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of ferocious
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  • Senior Jordan Hobbs balled out with 28 points and went 5-for-10 from deep.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
  • That’s because the twisty, spindly room centerpiece with large, pointy, deep green leaves is no ordinary tree.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of deep
Adjective
  • The boys now harbor a terrible secret of their own.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • But the point is, every team has a few terrible losses in the course of a season.
    — Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of terrible

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