Shades of meaning

Awake, Sleepy, Tired, Asleep.

Awake- Weakest. Tired - A little intense. Sleepy - More intense. Asleep - Strongest.

Great, Big, Enormous, Gigantic.

Big- Weakest. Great - A little stronger. Enormous- More intense. Gigantic- Strongest.

Boring, Dull, Tedious, Uninteresting.

Dull - Weakest. Uninteresting - A little stronger. Boring - A lot more stronger. Tedious - Strongest.

Grumpy, Cross, Furious

Grumpy - Weakest. Cross - A little stronger. Furious - Strongest. While all of these words convey the meaning angry, your word choice can express shades of anger.

Eat, Gobble, Nibble.

Nibble- Weakest. Eat - Normal. Gobble- Strongest. When you nibble you are really not eating and being a squirrel, if you eat then that is normal, instead if you gobble, man you are really hungry.

Lump, Particle, Speck, Chunk

Particle - Weakest. Speck - A little stronger. Chunk - More intense. Lump - Strongest.

Pretend, Fake, Phoney.

Phoney - Weakest. Pretend - Stronger. Fake- Strongest.

Shining, Sparkling, Glittering, Dazzling

Shining - Weakest. Glittering - A little stronger. Sparkling- Stronger than glittering. Dazzling- Strongest of all.

Sip, Swallow, Gulp.

Sip- Weakest. Swallow- A little stronger. Gulp- Strongest.

Wreck, Destroy, Damage

Wreck - Weakest. Damage- Normal. Destroy- Strongest.