vehement
zealous; ardent; impassioned: a vehement defense;vehement enthusiasm.
characterized by rancor or anger; violent: vehement hostility.
strongly emotional; intense or passionate: vehement desire.
marked by great energy or exertion; strenuous: vehement clapping.
Origin of vehement
1Other words for vehement
Opposites for vehement
Other words from vehement
- ve·he·ment·ly, adverb
- non·ve·he·ment, adjective
- o·ver·ve·he·ment, adjective
- un·ve·he·ment, adjective
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How to use vehement in a sentence
After Goldstein’s report, the state — over vehement protests by the Lockes and others — established a new regulatory agency, the New York State Cemetery Board.
The Leader of New York’s “City of the Dead” Cashes In. Again. | by Carson Kessler | July 25, 2022 | ProPublicaThe organization faced a PR crisis in November, when former team member Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng shared vehement criticisms of the team and its CEO, Andy “Reginald” Dinh.
TSM’s social media following has seen a 30 million decline in the last six months | Alexander Lee | February 3, 2022 | DigidayAnti-choice ideologue Glenn Youngkin, the GOP nominee for governor in Virginia, has made clear his vehement opposition to Roe.
Texas’s abortion law is a nightmare for women — and a warning to the nation | Jennifer Rubin | September 2, 2021 | Washington PostCarlson has mastered the Trumpian mathematics of outrage—the more outlandish his rhetoric, the more vehement the backlash, the more formidable he becomes.
Talking With Tucker Carlson, the Most Powerful Conservative in America | Charlotte Alter | July 15, 2021 | TimeHe wasn’t out-and-out fired, but there’s little question that his departure was the result that Times management wanted, after all the vehement staff objections and the public criticism.
Some journalists are debating when it’s okay to use the n-word. But this one should be easy. | Margaret Sullivan | February 25, 2021 | Washington Post
My vehement dislike for the accoutrement stems back to 1982 when I was asked to wear pink roses in my hair to a family wedding.
The ire Friedberg and Seltzer have drawn from crowds is both boisterous and vehement–Airplane!
Seth MacFarlane’s ‘A Million Ways to Die in the West’ Is Yet Another Failed Spoof | Alex Suskind | May 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“I was pretty vehement in my opposition to the war,” says Forsyth.
The FBI File Heist That Changed History | Bonnie Bertram, Drew Magratten | January 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOur vehement prejudices leave us no patience for his appeal to radical humanism.
I thought the reactions would be much more vehement, but the reaction is pretty mixed about her.
Emmys 2013: Linda Cardellini on ‘Mad Men,’ ‘Freaks and Geeks,’ and More | Marlow Stern | August 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBahadur Shah held out against the vehement urging of his daughter aided now by the counsel of her brothers.
The Red Year | Louis TracyHis largesses were abundant, and the uproar of vehement thanksgiving, was ever on the watch from the venal multitude.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterThe intense yearning in his heart threatened any minute to burst forth in vehement speech, almost in action.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodStill the vehement voices of the brown fellahîn at work by the shadûf rose unwearied along the Nile.
Bella Donna | Robert HichensOn him, it is said, the King turned with vehement indignation, charging him even with treason and double-dealing.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. Murison
British Dictionary definitions for vehement
/ (ˈviːɪmənt) /
marked by intensity of feeling or conviction; emphatic
(of actions, gestures, etc) characterized by great energy, vigour, or force; furious
Origin of vehement
1Derived forms of vehement
- vehemence, noun
- vehemently, adverb
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