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Synonyms for vehemence

  • noun

Most common

violence fury zeal ferocity emphasis

All synonyms

Noun

1. Fury — eagerness, fervor, excessive strong feeling

fury, ferocity, heat, fervor US, fervour UK, zeal, ardor US, ardour UK, violence, fierceness, enthusiasm, earnestness, rage, impetuosity, intensity, eagerness, passion, keenness, strength, force, warmth, wildness, might, glow

Other

emphasis, resolution

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Eagerness, fervor, excessive strong feeling.

Related words

Word family
vehement

Forms

Plural
vehemences → furies, ferocities, heats, fervors…

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Vehemence, Fervor, Intensity or Enthusiasm?

Against the hindrances of the world, nothing great and good can be carried without a certain fervor, intensity, and vehemence; these joined with faith, courage, and hopefulness make enthusiasm.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • violence The police were unable to cope with such violence.
  • fury It was time for the Numidians to vent their fury.
  • zeal Success is due less to ability than to zeal.
  • ferocity His expression is full of ferocity and astonishment at the same time.
  • emphasis Our English teacher put emphasis on pronunciation.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
vehemencerising
violencerising
furyrising
zealsteady
ferocityrising
emphasissteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
heat1, rage1, fury2, glow1, zeal1
5 letters
might1, force1, ardor2
6 letters
warmth1, fervor2, ardour
7 letters
passion2, fervour
8 letters
violence3, strength1, emphasis3, ferocity4, wildness2, keenness
9 letters
intensity4, eagerness3
10 letters
resolution4, enthusiasm5, fierceness
11 letters
earnestness3, impetuosity

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fury2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
véhémence
Italiano
veemenza