intensive
Demanding full effort
Intensive means concentrated or thorough, applied with great force or effort over a limited area or time: intensive training, intensive care, an intensive two-week course.
It contrasts with extensive, which spreads effort broadly rather than deeply.
In grammar, intensive refers to words that add emphasis without changing meaning—the "myself" in I did it myself.
Extremely thorough and careful
- strenuousRequiring intense exertion
- demandingRequiring great effort
- gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
- exhaustingDepleting one's stamina
arduous · concentrated · sustained · vigorous · relentless · thorough · meticulous · focused
Attentive regard for others
- unitIndividual part or measure
- ICUAcute care ward
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- treatmentCare for an ailment
therapy · life-support · ventilator · triage · observation · nursing · round-the-clock · inpatient
Planned path forward
- bootcampInitial military training program
- seminarGroup discussion for learning
- workshopPlace for making or learning
- programPlanned sequence of actions
training · tutorial · immersion · accelerated · remedial · certification · study · curriculum
Word altering another
- adverbVerb or adjective modifier
- emphaticExpressed with force
- amplifierSignal-strengthening electronic device
- veryTo high degree
extremely · absolutely · prefix · suffix · morpheme · inflection · particle · construction
Cultivating land for food
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- monocultureSingle-crop agricultural system
- high-yieldProducing substantial returns
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
fertilizer · pesticide · greenhouse · hydroponics · aquaculture · feedlot · agribusiness · mechanized
Attack with explosives
- shellingSustained artillery attack
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- aerialElevated, or signal-catcher
strike · blitz · saturation · carpet-bombing · offensive · campaign · military · airstrikes
rigorous
Extremely thorough and careful
- strenuousRequiring intense exertion
- demandingRequiring great effort
- gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
exhausting · arduous · concentrated · sustained · vigorous · relentless · thorough · meticulous · focused · dedicated
care
Attentive regard for others
- unitIndividual part or measure
- ICUAcute care ward
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
treatment · therapy · life-support · ventilator · triage · observation · nursing · round-the-clock · inpatient · post-operative
course
Planned path forward
- bootcampInitial military training program
- seminarGroup discussion for learning
- workshopPlace for making or learning
program · training · tutorial · immersion · accelerated · remedial · certification · study · curriculum · hands-on
modifier
Word altering another
- adverbVerb or adjective modifier
- emphaticExpressed with force
- amplifierSignal-strengthening electronic device
very · extremely · absolutely · prefix · suffix · morpheme · inflection · particle · construction · emphasis
farming
Cultivating land for food
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- monocultureSingle-crop agricultural system
- high-yieldProducing substantial returns
irrigation · fertilizer · pesticide · greenhouse · hydroponics · aquaculture · feedlot · agribusiness · mechanized · industrialized
bombing
Attack with explosives
- shellingSustained artillery attack
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
aerial · strike · blitz · saturation · carpet-bombing · offensive · campaign · military · airstrikes · assault
- academicscholarly, academic, intellectual, erudite, learned
- Courseselective, required course, core course, introductory, advanced course
- dance classesballet class, jazz class, tap class, masterclass, beginner class
- intensity levelshigh, low, moderate, medium, extreme
- learning formatsworkshops, webinar, seminars, tutorial, tutorials
- lessonslesson, teaching, private lesson, dance class, music lesson
intensivesuperficial
Lacking depth or substance
cursory · shallow · surface · perfunctory · casual
intensiveextensive
Covering a large scope
diffuse · spread out · dispersed · broad · distributed
- intensive careSpecialized treatment for severe illness
- intensive care unitHospital ward for critical patients
- intensive trainingFocused, demanding instruction period
- intensive-care unitWard for critical patients
- high intensityExtreme force or effort
- intensive farmingMaximizing yield per acre
intensity, intensify, intensified, intensively, intensifying, intensities, intensifies, intensification, intensifier