vehement

The word “vehement” has 3 syllables: ve-he-ment.

It's pronounced as /ˈviːəmənt/.


What is synonym and antonym for vehement?

In the thesaurus, “vehement” has 25 synonyms and 31 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for vehement along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for vehement

  • aggressive
  • angry
  • ardent
  • deep
  • emotional
  • emphatic
  • enthusiastic
  • ferocious
  • fervent
  • fierce
  • forceful
  • furious
  • heated
  • impassioned
  • intense
  • intensive
  • passional
  • passionate
  • potent
  • rabid
  • terrible
  • vigorous
  • violent
  • warm
  • zealous

Antonyms for vehement

  • ambiguous
  • apathetic
  • calm
  • cold
  • cool
  • dispassionate
  • dry
  • feeble
  • gentle
  • guarded
  • happy
  • hesitant
  • impassive
  • impotent
  • indifferent
  • ineffective
  • lethargic
  • light
  • meek
  • mild
  • moderate
  • nonassertive
  • objective
  • peaceful
  • pleased
  • soft
  • superficial
  • unemphatic
  • unenthusiastic
  • unexcited
  • weak

Meanings of vehement

  • adjective
    1. Showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.

Example Sentences

  • She expressed her disagreement with vehement objections during the meeting.
  • The crowd's reaction to the proposal was vehement, with many shouting their disapproval.
  • His support for the cause was vehement, as he believed strongly in its importance.
  • The debate became vehement as both sides passionately argued their points.
  • Despite his normally calm demeanor, his response to the criticism was unexpectedly vehement.

On this page you'll find 56 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to vehement, such as: aggressive, ambiguous, angry, apathetic, ardent, calm, cold.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

eagerly

  • actively
  • animatedly
  • ardently
  • avidly
  • breathlessly
  • briskly
  • cordially
  • crisply
  • earnestly
  • energetically
  • enthusiastically
  • excitedly
  • fervently
  • fiercely
  • gamely
  • gladly
  • heartily
  • hungrily
  • impatiently
  • intently
  • keenly
  • longingly
  • lustily
  • promptly
  • readily
  • sharply
  • sincerely
  • spiritedly
  • surely
  • vehemently
  • vigorously
  • violently
  • willingly
  • zealously

garishly

  • aloud
  • colorfully
  • emphatically
  • flamboyantly
  • flashily
  • gaudily
  • gayly
  • loud
  • loudly
  • noisily
  • ornately
  • ostentatiously
  • powerfully
  • vehemently
  • vociferously

hacked

  • accepted
  • addressed
  • afraid
  • apprehensive
  • careful
  • concerned
  • depleted
  • desperate
  • distressed
  • dogged
  • endured
  • enraged
  • exasperated
  • fearful
  • fidgety
  • fierce
  • frantic
  • frenetic
  • frenzied
  • handled
  • incensed
  • indignant
  • infuriated
  • irate
  • jittery
  • livid
  • managed
  • manipulated
  • miffed
  • negotiated
  • nervous
  • raging
  • restless
  • scared
  • stood
  • sustained
  • tolerated
  • took
  • treated
  • uneasy
  • uptight
  • vehement
  • violent
  • weary

hammer and tongs

  • dynamically
  • ferocious
  • fierce
  • fiercely
  • firmly
  • forcefully
  • forcibly
  • furious
  • powerfully
  • rabid
  • robustly
  • rough
  • sharply
  • strongly
  • sturdily
  • turbulent
  • vehemently
  • vicious
  • vigorously
  • violent
  • violently
  • volcanic

igneous

  • ardent
  • baking
  • blazing
  • blistering
  • boiling
  • burning
  • combustible
  • excitable
  • fierce
  • fiery
  • flaming
  • glowing
  • heated
  • hot
  • humid
  • impassioned
  • incandescent
  • intense
  • molten
  • red
  • red-hot
  • scalding
  • scorching
  • searing
  • sizzling
  • spirited
  • sultry
  • superheated
  • sweltering
  • torrid
  • tropical
  • vehement
  • violent
  • warm
  • warmed
  • white

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