Intensive
Intensive adjective - Extreme in degree, power, or effect.
Usage example: an intensive effort to prevent an adult bookstore from opening in town
Severe and intensive are semantically related. in exhaustive topic. In some cases you can use "Severe" instead an adjective "Intensive".
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Severe and Intensive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/intensive/severe
Intensive & Severe. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/intensive/severe>.
Severe or Intensive. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/intensive/severe.
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