ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Vehement

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈviː.ə.mənt/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Vehement is an adjective meaning Showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.

Meaning

Showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.

Example Sentences

The man made a vehement display of contempt.
Yet the Fiends ſeemed to come nearer and nearer, but when they were come even almoſt at him, he cried out with a moſt vehement voice, I will walk in the ſtrength of the Lord God; ſo they gave back, and came no further.
Amy shook her head, vehement. "The vine didn't kill them. The Mayans did. They tried to flee and the Mayans shot them. The vine just claimed their bodies once they'd been shot. There's no thought involved in that. No—"
“He’s a 70-year-old childless warmonger and he has no stake in the future of this country,” Dans said. “He is the very reason that MAGA started in the first place, and we only have to look at 2016 when he was a vehement Trump hater. A leopard doesn’t change its spots.”

Synonyms for vehement

Depending on context, synonyms include full-throated, swith, intense, fierce, strong, violent.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include fierce, strong, intense, violent, tearing, fervent.

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