Synonyms of the word 
BLOOD-AND-GUTS → INTENSE
blood-and-guts
- adj. Performed with vigor, ferocity, passion, or violence (especially in competition).
intense
- adj. Strained; tightly drawn.
- adj. Strict, very close or earnest.
- adj. Extreme in degree; excessive.
- adj. Extreme in size or strength.
- adj. Stressful and tiring.
- adj. Very severe.
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