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vehement
[vee-uh-muhnt]
adjective
a vehement defense;
vehement enthusiasm.
Antonyms: dispassionatecharacterized by rancor or anger; violent.
vehement hostility.
Antonyms: dispassionatestrongly 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
Other Word Forms
- vehemence noun
- vehemently adverb
- nonvehement adjective
- overvehement adjective
- unvehement adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of vehement1
Word History and Origins
Origin of vehement1
Example Sentences
The plan drew vehement opposition from university union members and some students, who protested Tuesday.
The union, whose vehement resistance to a salary cap could prompt a prolonged lockout after next season, views the Brewers as proof that MLB’s free-market financial model works.
The times, then and now, the book implies, call for vehement exhortation.
“I pray that we will remember that every person, no matter how vehement our disagreement with them, is a human being and a fellow American deserving of respect and protection,” Thune said.
He doubled down in the face of the South African government's vehement rebuttal and signed an executive order last Friday freezing aid.
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