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Synonyms for vehement
ˈvi ə məntve·he·ment
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
vehement
One is eager who impatiently desires to accomplish some end; one is earnest with a desire that is less impatient, but more deep, resolute, and constant; one is anxious with a desire that foresees rather the pain of disappointment than the delight of attainment. One is eager for the gratification of any appetite or passion; he is earnest in conviction, purpose, or character. Eager usually refers to some specific and immediate satisfaction, earnest to something permanent and enduring; the patriotic soldier is earnest in his devotion to his country, eager for a decisive battle.
Synonyms:
animated, anxious, ardent, burning, desirous, eager, earnest, enthusiastic, fervent, glowing, hot, impatient, impetuous, importunate, intense, intent, keen, longing, yearning, zealousAntonyms:
apathetic, calm, careless, cold, cool, dispassionate, frigid, heedless, indifferent, negligent, phlegmatic, purposeless, regardless, stolid, stony, stupid, unconcerned, uninterested, unmindful, unmovedPreposition:
Eager for (more rarely after) favor, honor, etc.; eager in pursuit.
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fierce, tearing, vehement, violent, trigger-happyadjective
marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid
"fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions"
Synonyms:
red, wild, crimson, violent, fierce, savage, bowelless, furious, trigger-happy, cutthroat, boisterous, rough, ferocious, tearingvehementadjective
characterized by great force or energy
"vehement deluges of rain"; "vehement clapping"; "a vehement defense"
Synonyms:
fierce, violent, trigger-happy, tearing
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
vehementadjective
Synonyms:
fervent, impetuous, ardent, passionate, eager
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "vehement":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#487 | hot | |
#554 | red | |
#2028 | wild | |
#4429 | burning | |
#5288 | animated | |
#5534 | intent | |
#5548 | rough | |
#5940 | violent | |
#7174 | intense | |
#8279 | urgent | |
#9217 | keen | |
#9792 | savage | |
#11300 | eager | |
#12021 | passionate | |
#12536 | crimson | |
#13784 | enthusiastic | |
#13864 | anxious | |
#15142 | fierce | |
#16835 | furious | |
#17693 | earnest | |
#18433 | glowing | |
#18847 | raging | |
#22217 | tearing | |
#22948 | longing | |
#27965 | impatient | |
#31690 | yearning | |
#33982 | ardent | |
#39424 | ferocious | |
#42172 | forcible | |
#43874 | zealous | |
#46093 | fervent | |
#46387 | desirous | |
#47449 | cutthroat | |
#60245 | boisterous | |
#76435 | vehement | |
#83664 | impetuous | |
#205935 | fervid | |
#210695 | importunate |
How to use vehement in a sentence?
John Burroughs, Birds and Poets, 1887:
The very idea of a bird is a symbol and a suggestion to the poet. A bird seems to be at the top of the scale, so vehement and intense his life. . . . The beautiful vagabonds, endowed with every grace, masters of all climes, and knowing no bounds -- how many human aspirations are realised in their free, holiday-lives -- and how many suggestions to the poet in their flight and song!
I'm less vehement in my recommendation for people that are basically taking good precautions, they are at home, they are working out of their house, they only go out to go to the grocery or get gas in their car, or things like that.
He's a disgruntled employee, i'm loathed to criticize people, even though I have vehement disagreements with them. We're going to be filing an answer. I'll be represented by Representative Lamborn House lawyers. And they feel that their case is extremely weak and that we will prevail. So we'll be, when we file the answer, that'll be another opportunity maybe to get into more details.
This means that a people cannot be made “national” according to the signification attached to that word by our bourgeois class today - that is to say, nationalism with many reservations- but national in the vehement and extreme sense.
After years of vehement denial, Governor Lujan Grisham's now revealed sexual harassment settlement certainly raises questions of why Michelle Lujan Grisham tried to discredit Michelle Lujan Grisham alleged victim, where there is smoke there is usually fire, and Michelle Lujan Grisham just wrote a check for $ 62,500 worth of kindling.
Translations for vehement
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- عنيفArabic
- vehement, heftigGerman
- παράφορος, σφοδρός, ορμητικόςGreek
- vehementeSpanish
- kiihkeä, kiivas, rajuFinnish
- véhémentFrench
- लवलीनHindi
- vehemensHungarian
- բուռն, կատաղիArmenian
- kerasIndonesian
- ákafurIcelandic
- נמרץHebrew
- 猛烈, 激しい, 激烈Japanese
- خوێن گهرمKurdish
- flagransLatin
- heftig, fel, hartstochtelijkDutch
- veementePortuguese
- неистовый, рьяныйRussian
- häftigSwedish
- hararetli, ateşli, şiddetliTurkish
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