Synonyms of intensive

Noun


1. intensifier, intensive, modifier, qualifier

usage: a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier"

Adjective


1. intensive, intense (vs. mild)

usage: characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form; "the questioning was intensive"; "intensive care"; "research-intensive"; "a labor-intensive industry"

2. intensive

usage: tending to give force or emphasis; "an intensive adverb"

3. intensive (vs. extensive)

usage: of agriculture; intended to increase productivity of a fixed area by expending more capital and labor; "intensive agriculture"; "intensive conditions"

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