vehement
adjective/ˈviəmənt/
Frequency rank: #18,460 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
showing strong and intense feeling; forceful and passionate.
Example sentence
She made vehement objections to the proposed changes in the meeting.
Synonyms & related words
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