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Intense 84% connected

Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Intense 84% connected

Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Overwhelming 92% connected

of Overwhelm

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Balmy adjective · 78% connection

mild and pleasant; "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth"; "a soft breeze"

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Elusive adjective · 78% connection

difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze; "his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change"; "a subtle difference"; "that…

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Emphatic adjective · 78% connection

forceful and definite in expression or action; "the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty"

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Extreme adjective · 78% connection

of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity; "extreme cold"; "extreme caution"; "extreme pleasure"; "utmost contempt"; "to…

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Firm adjective · 78% connection

strong and sure; "a firm grasp"; "gave a strong pull on the rope"

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Forceful adjective · 78% connection

forceful and definite in expression or action; "the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty"

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Light adjective · 78% connection

(used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress; "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"; "a wea…

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Little adjective · 78% connection

(quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with ‘a’) at least some; "little rain fell…

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Mild adjective · 78% connection

mild and pleasant; "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth"; "a soft breeze"

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Moderate verb · 78% connection

make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive s…

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Restrained adjective · 78% connection

marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes; "moderate in his demands"; "restrained in his response"

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Slight adjective · 78% connection

(quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with ‘a’) at least some; "little rain fell…

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Soft adjective · 78% connection

mild and pleasant; "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth"; "a soft breeze"

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Strong adjective · 78% connection

strong and sure; "a firm grasp"; "gave a strong pull on the rope"

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Subtle adjective · 78% connection

difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze; "his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change"; "a subtle difference"; "that…

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Tame verb · 78% connection

make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive s…

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Tone down verb · 78% connection

make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive s…

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Unaccented adjective · 78% connection

(used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress; "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"; "a wea…

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Absume verb · 78% connection

To consume gradually; to waste away.

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Burn verb · 78% connection

To consume with fire; to reduce to ashes by the action of heat or fire; -- frequently intensified by up: as, to burn up wood.

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Canker verb · 78% connection

To affect as a canker; to eat away; to corrode; to consume.

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Consumed imp. & p. p. · 78% connection

of Consume

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Corrade verb · 78% connection

To gnaw into; to wear away; to fret; to consume.

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Corrode verb · 78% connection

To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.

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Corrupt verb · 78% connection

To waste, spoil, or consume; to make worthless.

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Deliquate verb · 78% connection

To cause to melt away; to dissolve; to consume; to waste.

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Destroy verb · 78% connection

To ruin; to bring to naught; to put an end to; to annihilate; to consume.

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Devour verb · 78% connection

To eat up with greediness; to consume ravenously; to feast upon like a wild beast or a glutton; to prey upon.

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Drudge verb · 78% connection

To consume laboriously; -- with away.

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Dwindle verb · 78% connection

To diminish; to become less; to shrink; to waste or consume away; to become degenerate; to fall away.

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Eat verb · 78% connection

To corrode, as metal, by rust; to consume the flesh, as a cancer; to waste or wear away; to destroy gradually; to cause to disappear.

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Expend verb · 78% connection

To lay out, apply, or employ in any way; to consume by use; to use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations; to spend; as,…

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Idle verb · 78% connection

To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume; -- often followed by away; as, to idle away an hour a day.

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Incinerate verb · 78% connection

To burn to ashes; to consume; to burn.

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Incremate verb · 78% connection

To consume or reduce to ashes by burning, as a dead body; to cremate.

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Outwear verb · 78% connection

To wear out; to consume or destroy by wearing.

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