vehement
3 synonyms and 5 antonyms for vehement, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Expressing very strong feelings in a forceful way.
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Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
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Etymology
Borrowed either from Middle French vehement (modern French véhément; compare Italian veemente, Portuguese veemente, Spanish vehemente), or from Latin vehemēns (“vehement; very eager; ardent, furious, impetuous; emphatic”), which was probably formed from vē- (“lacking, too little”) and mēns (“mind; intellect; judgment,...
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