Synonyms for vehement
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Fervent
fervent, fierce, zealous, strong, intense, enthusiastic, ardent, violent, impassioned, fervid, furious, passionate, fiery, hot-headed, earnest, impetuous, powerful, keen, eager, strenuous, flaming, urgent
Other
full-throated, swith dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.
The man made a vehement display of contempt.
Example sentences
- intense She was as intense in her hatreds as in her loves.
- fierce One reporter said he looked like a fierce bulldog.
- fervent He was a fervent follower of Bouteflika.
- zealous The only thing worse than an idiot is a zealous idiot.
By length
- 4 letters
- keen1
- 5 letters
- eager2, fiery3, swith
- 6 letters
- strong1, urgent2, fierce1, ardent2, fervid2
- 7 letters
- violent3, intense2, furious3, earnest2, flaming2, fervent2, zealous2
- 8 letters
- powerful3
- 9 letters
- strenuous3, impetuous3
- 10 letters
- passionate3
- 11 letters
- impassioned3
- 12 letters
- enthusiastic5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (eager2 = 2 syllables).