with a vengeance
Full force applied
With a vengeance means with intense force or energy, often exceeding what came before.
When something returns with a vengeance, it comes back stronger than ever: After a mild start, winter arrived with a vengeance.
The phrase suggests not just return but intensification—more aggressive, more thorough, more extreme than expected.
- flat-outTotal, without reservation
- all outComplete and unreserved
- ferocityExtreme violent intensity
- to the hiltTo the maximum extent
- angerIntense hostile emotion
out for blood · retribution · zeal · vehemence · full throttle · firing on all cylinders · full steam ahead · backlash · resolve · ardor · vigor · repercussion · escalation · pedal to the metal · fervor · retaliation · come back strong · no holds barred
with a vengeancehalfheartedly
Without real interest
half-heartedly · tentatively · reluctantly · indifferently · apathetically
with a vengeancesluggishly
In a slow, lazy manner
languidly · lazily · lethargically · torpidly · lifelessly
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