extreme vs intense

extreme

adj
  • Drastic, or of great severity. 

  • Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost. 

  • Of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment. 

  • Excessive, or far beyond the norm. 

  • In the greatest or highest degree; intense. 

noun
  • A drastic expedient. 

  • The greatest or utmost point, degree or condition. 

  • Either of the two numbers at the ends of a proportion, as 1 and 6 in 1:2=3:6. 

  • Each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale. 

intense

adj
  • Very severe. 

  • Extreme in size or strength. 

  • Stressful and tiring. 

  • Strained; tightly drawn. 

  • Extreme in degree; excessive. 

  • Very emotional or passionate. 

  • Strict, very close or earnest. 

How often have the words extreme and intense occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )