Competitive
Competitive adjective - Involving competition or competitiveness.
Intense and competitive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Intense" instead an adjective "Competitive".
Intense
Intense adjective - Extreme in degree, power, or effect.
Competitive and intense are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Competitive" instead an adjective "Intense".
Both words in one sentence
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Helpful for more intense or competitive games, or just nice in a warm, crowded arcade.
Source: Pinball / Whirlwind - There is some truth in the stereotypes - the Premier League may no longer hold the dominance it did in the mid-noughties, but it is by far the most physically intense and competitive league in Europe, while lacking some of the polish of other European leagues.
Source: Useful Notes / Footy Rules -
Finally, he passes off a competitive Flash's ranting at Superman as "infantile", even though he was at that time in the midst of an intense rivalry with Green Arrow.
Source: Webcomic / Batman and Sons
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