Intense
Intense adjective - Extreme in degree, power, or effect.
Usage example: the intense cold of the polar regions
Vicious is a synonym for intense in concentrated topic. In some cases you can use "Vicious" instead an adjective "Intense".
Vicious
Vicious adjective - Extreme in degree, power, or effect.
Usage example: a vicious winter storm ripped through the region
Intense is a synonym for vicious in nasty topic. Sometimes you can use "Intense" instead an adjective "Vicious", if it concerns topics such as concentrated.
Nearby Word: viciously
Both words in one sentence
- Like humans, Vulcans went through a cultural turning point (although theirs was much more drastic), and their intense devotion to logic is a backlash against their wild, vicious past.
Source: Franchise / Trek Verse -
Slice of Life: The entire movie is basically the day in the life of a Judge, although admittedly it doesn't usually get quite as intense as being forced into a Closed Circle with a vicious gang lord.
Source: Film / Dredd - He dresses up like the Devil and inspires tremendous fear in criminals due to his intense bravery and vicious fighting style but is a hero who stands up for the oppressed both as a hero and civilian and sacrifices himself for others on multiple occasions.
Source: Dark Is Not Evil / Comic Books
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