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vehement
[ vee-uh-muhnt ]
adjective
a vehement defense;
vehement enthusiasm.
Synonyms: burning, fervid, fervent, earnest, fiery
Antonyms: dispassionate
- characterized by rancor or anger; violent:
vehement hostility.
Antonyms: dispassionate
- strongly emotional; intense or passionate:
vehement desire.
- marked by great energy or exertion; strenuous:
vehement clapping.
vehement
/ ˈviːɪmənt /
adjective
- marked by intensity of feeling or conviction; emphatic
- (of actions, gestures, etc) characterized by great energy, vigour, or force; furious
Derived Forms
- ˈvehemence, noun
- ˈvehemently, adverb
Other Words From
- ve·he·ment·ly adverb
- non·ve·he·ment adjective
- o·ver·ve·he·ment adjective
- un·ve·he·ment adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of vehement1
Word History and Origins
Origin of vehement1
Example Sentences
The approval came over vehement objections from Supervisor Janice Hahn, who warned that the purchase would sound the death knell for downtown’s civic heart and shunt the county’s workforce to a “souless” office tower on Bunker Hill.
Her rhetoric about Palestine was inhumane too, her continued vehement support of Israel’s siege on Palestinians an impossible hurdle for many left-of-center voters to even consider.
Mars Storm Rucker as Whatsername, the girl Johnny shoots heroin with for the first time, seismically delivers the character’s emotionally vehement numbers.
However, he said the school has also received "very vehement" messages about freedom of speech and freedom of information.
Johnson's vehement opposition to anything gay puts him on the far right of even the current Republican caucus, which includes members who claim to be welcoming of the LGBTQ+ community.
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