vehement
Burning with conviction
Vehement describes intense feeling or forceful expression—passionate conviction that brooks no half-measures.
A vehement protest, a vehement denial, a vehement objection.
The word suggests emotion strong enough to override calm deliberation: She was vehement in her opposition to the plan.
Vehemence can be admirable (conviction) or excessive (inability to see other views).
Intensely emotional or enthusiastic
- impassionedFilled with intense emotion
- fieryIntensely hot or passionate
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
- ardentIntensely enthusiastic or devoted
zealous · emotional · heartfelt · wholehearted · spirited · animated · excited · inflamed
Extreme in degree
- fierceViolently intense or aggressive
- powerfulHaving great strength
- strongHaving great physical power
- emphaticExpressed with force
vigorous · forceful · heated · extreme · acute · severe · profound · explosive
Expressed with force
- insistentFirmly demanding attention
- adamantStubbornly refusing to yield
- resoluteFixed in purpose
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
steadfast · uncompromising · dogged · persistent · assertive · forceful · strident · outspoken
Extremely angry
- indignantAngered by unfairness
- outragedExtremely angry, affronted
- wrathfulExtremely angry
- irateExtremely angry
angry · incensed · enraged · livid · seething · hostile · bitter · resentful
Extended angry speech
- denunciationFormal public accusation
- condemnationSevere disapproval expressed formally
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- objectionExpression of disapproval
outcry · rant · harangue · diatribe · invective · rebuke · castigation · excoriation
passionate
Intensely emotional or enthusiastic
- impassionedFilled with intense emotion
- fieryIntensely hot or passionate
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
ardent · zealous · emotional · heartfelt · wholehearted · spirited · animated · excited · inflamed · stirred
intense
Extreme in degree
emphatic · vigorous · forceful · heated · extreme · acute · severe · profound · explosive · turbulent
emphatic
Expressed with force
unwavering · steadfast · uncompromising · dogged · persistent · assertive · forceful · strident · outspoken · vocal
furious
Extremely angry
irate · angry · incensed · enraged · livid · seething · hostile · bitter · resentful · acrimonious
tirade
Extended angry speech
- denunciationFormal public accusation
- condemnationSevere disapproval expressed formally
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
objection · outcry · rant · harangue · diatribe · invective · rebuke · castigation · excoriation · broadside
vehementmild
Moderate in intensity
subdued · restrained · muted · tepid · halfhearted
vehementapathetic
Without feeling or concern
indifferent · dispassionate · detached · unconcerned · unpassionate