vehement
11
7.7
- adjective
- /ˈviːəmənt/
- Formal
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vehemente
- She gave a vehement speech that stirred strong emotions among the audience.
- vehement opposition
- vehement protests
- vehement arguments
He is married to the the daughter of Cato the Elder, who is Caesar's most vehement enemy.
- He is married to the the daughter of Cato the Elder, who is Caesar's most vehement enemy.
- And, and it can be very angry, like, like Saint Peter Damien was or Tertullian was, you know, he was pretty vehement about this.
- They were just the most sort of vehement around this issue.
- And the people who are most dogmatic and most angry and and vehement on the Internet are people who have.
Examples
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But I still don't understand your vehement opposition.
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John C. Parker was vehement in his opposition to the code.
Academic text (2006) -
The president issued another statement Tuesday after vehement public criticism.
Academic text (2017) -
And even his most vehement critics will admit to that.
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Last year, I noticed many women outside the circle, deadlocked in vehement competition for a man.
Fiction book (1993) -
The move caused vehement protests on the part of Wenger and her supporters.
Academic text (2009) -
The divisive pastor at the center of weeks of vehement protests has suddenly become a symbol of forgiveness and unity in Hope Springs.
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The first vaccination mandates in England and the United States in the mid-1850s prompted vehement protests.
Academic text (2014) -
And Israel's politicians are rooted in a culture of vehement argument that antedates Zionism itself.
Academic text (1998) -
The era's machista materialism is the object of Martin Gaite's most vehement criticism, reflecting her own revulsion.
Academic text (2018)
Synonyms
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1.0
Very concentrated in taste or effect
573
3.7
A very strong feeling or quality you feel deeply
329
2.8
Having very strong feelings about something
238
3.0
Very angry and ready to shout or complain
220
3.0
Showing great power, anger or passion
64
3.5
Full of strong, often angry feelings
62
4.3
Showing strong power and clear confidence in speech or actions
38
6.3
Feeling very strong excitement or love for something
30
5.8
Being full of strong feelings that show in words or actions
23
5.2
It shows strong feeling and makes a point clearly
17
5.6
Direct and strong speech, writing, or action that shocks people
8
7.6
Showing strong warm feelings openly and without holding back
7
7.8
To speak loudly and strongly to show disagreement
1
3.9
Very strong and intense, often violent and out of control
Showing strong emotion, often in a dramatic or poetic way
Antonyms
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word vehement comes from the Latin word vehere, which means 'to carry', and it is the same root as vehicle. It once meant 'carried with force', so vehement now describes feelings or speech that are strong and forceful.