vehement
adjective
ve·he·ment
ˈvē-ə-mənt 
: marked by forceful energy : powerful
a vehement wind
: such as
a
: intensely emotional : impassioned, fervid
vehement patriotism
b(1)
: deeply felt
a vehement suspicion
(2)
: forcibly expressed
vehement denunciations
c
: bitterly antagonistic
a vehement debate
vehemently
adverb
Examples of vehement in a Sentence
Cranes rise above the old rooftops, adding new office towers and new condominiums and new malls to a city where Jonathan Swift once issued his vehement bulletins.
—
Pete Hamill, Gourmet, April 2007
As they shouted and mocked, I wondered how they could have developed such intense, vehement hatred toward people with whom they had had no previous contact.
—Todd Hechtman, The News/Sun-Sentinel, 1 Feb. 1987
He cursed himself like a less scrupulous Job, as a vehement man will do when he loses self-respect, the last mental prop under poverty.
—Thomas Hardy, The Mayor of Casterbridge, 1886
Both the ladies indulged in vehement screaming for several minutes; and Mr. Cymon Tuggs, besides sustaining intense bodily pain, had the additional mental anguish of witnessing their distressing situation, without having the power to rescue them, by reason of his leg being firmly screwed in between the animal and the wall.
—Charles Dickens, Sketches by "Boz", 1836
He issued a vehement denial of the accusation.
The proposal has faced vehement opposition from many teachers.
She was vehement about the need for new safety measures.
Pete Hamill, Gourmet, April 2007
As they shouted and mocked, I wondered how they could have developed such intense, vehement hatred toward people with whom they had had no previous contact.
—Todd Hechtman, The News/Sun-Sentinel, 1 Feb. 1987
He cursed himself like a less scrupulous Job, as a vehement man will do when he loses self-respect, the last mental prop under poverty.
—Thomas Hardy, The Mayor of Casterbridge, 1886
Both the ladies indulged in vehement screaming for several minutes; and Mr. Cymon Tuggs, besides sustaining intense bodily pain, had the additional mental anguish of witnessing their distressing situation, without having the power to rescue them, by reason of his leg being firmly screwed in between the animal and the wall.
—Charles Dickens, Sketches by "Boz", 1836
He issued a vehement denial of the accusation.
The proposal has faced vehement opposition from many teachers.
She was vehement about the need for new safety measures.
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The House vote in part was the GOP laying down a marker underlining their vehement opposition to the homeschooling bill.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
The vehement desire for vengeance grows within the population as well, and hopes of a just future for Iran dwindle.
—Jason Rezaian, New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2026
But that distinction would have made little sense to seventeenth-century women, whose religious radicalism led them to make vehement political critiques of their own society.
—Chandler Fritz, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2026
The company will benefit from more than $6 billion in tax breaks, which the Independence City Council passed last week over the vehement protests of a room packed with residents.
—Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
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Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
The vehement desire for vengeance grows within the population as well, and hopes of a just future for Iran dwindle.
—Jason Rezaian, New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2026
But that distinction would have made little sense to seventeenth-century women, whose religious radicalism led them to make vehement political critiques of their own society.
—Chandler Fritz, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2026
The company will benefit from more than $6 billion in tax breaks, which the Independence City Council passed last week over the vehement protests of a room packed with residents.
—Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Vehement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vehement. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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vehement
adjective
ve·he·ment
ˈvē-ə-mənt
1
: showing great force or energy
a vehement wind
2
: highly emotional
vehement patriotism
3
: forcibly expressed
vehement denials
vehemently
adverb
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