ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsVvehement
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vehement
Meaning: showing strong feeling; forceful and passionate
vehement in a sentence
How vehement is used in real sentences:
She offered a vehement defense of her teammate.
She gave a vehement denial of the charges.
“Ortiz was vehement in rejecting that excuse, since test subjects consistently misread correlation as proof of cause.”
— from the passage The Archive in Wood
Synonyms for vehement
Other words for vehement — passionate, fervent and intense — carry the same meaning.
- passionate
- fervent
- intense
Antonyms of vehement
Words that mean the opposite of vehement:
- mild
- apathetic
- calm
Where it comes from
From Latin vehemens 'eager, impetuous'
Memory hook
VEHEMENT — VE-HEAT-ment, full of heat.