passion
Usage
What are other ways to say passion?
Passion is strong or violent emotion, often so powerful that it takes over the mind or judgment: stirred to a passion of anger. Emotion is applied to an intensified feeling: agitated by emotion. Feeling is a general term for a subjective point of view as well as for specific sensations: to be guided by feeling rather than by facts; a feeling of sadness, of rejoicing. Sentiment is a mixture of thought and feeling, especially refined or tender feeling: Recollections are often colored by sentiment.
Example Sentences
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Moonshot AI's Chinese name, Yue Zhi Anmian, pays tribute to Pink Floyd's album "The Dark Side of the Moon", reflecting the rock music passion of its co-founder Yang Zhilin.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
“His passion for placemaking and the dedication he brought to his work each day made a lasting impact. He will be deeply missed.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
These flaws can easily be overlooked because, once the book gets going, its insights, provocations and vivid examples are presented with both passion and clarity of thought.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
And after the brilliant shootout birdie that beat Scheffler for his most recent win, Fitzpatrick borrowed an analogy from his other sporting passion, football.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
“Heavens and earth, no!” cried Arthur in a storm of passion.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
Vocabulary lists containing passion
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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Michelle Obama's Speech at the 2016 DNC
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