vehement

[vee-uh-muhnt] / ˈvi ə mənt /

ADJECTIVE

passionate, opinionated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

angry ardent emphatic enthusiastic fervent fierce forceful furious heated impassioned potent rabid violent zealous

WEAK

concentrated delirious desperate eager earnest exquisite fervid fiery forcible frantic hearty hopped up hot hyper impetuous inflamed intense lively on the make powerful pronounced strong terrible vicious wild

Antonyms

STRONGEST

apathetic calm cool dispassionate gentle happy impotent indifferent ineffective lethargic meek mild moderate peaceful pleased unenthusiastic unexcited weak

WEAK

unpassionate

Example Sentences

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Some of their children, including a nephew who is now in France, have become vehement critics.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

The plan drew vehement opposition from university union members and some students, who protested Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

The times, then and now, the book implies, call for vehement exhortation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

But online, this declaration of heroism was quickly complicated by vehement backlish.

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2024

Our children had not seen us so serious, so vehement, before.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya