impassioned

adjective

im·​pas·​sioned im-ˈpa-shənd 

: filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling

Synonyms

• passionate
• fervent
• warm
• passional
• intense
• emotional

Choose the Right Synonym for impassioned

impassioned, passionate, ardent, fervent, fervid, perfervid mean showing intense feeling.

impassioned implies warmth and intensity without violence and suggests fluent verbal expression.

an impassioned plea for justice

passionate implies great vehemence and often violence and wasteful diffusion of emotion.

a passionate denunciation

ardent implies an intense degree of zeal, devotion, or enthusiasm.

an ardent supporter of human rights

fervent stresses sincerity and steadiness of emotional warmth or zeal.

fervent good wishes

fervid suggests warmly and spontaneously and often feverishly expressed emotion.

fervid love letters

perfervid implies the expression of exaggerated or overwrought feelings.

perfervid expressions of patriotism

Examples of impassioned in a Sentence

Her lawyer made an impassioned argument in her defense.

an impassioned plea for justice

Recent Examples on the Web

Sheikh Naim Qassem, a prominent Hezbollah figure, delivers an impassioned speech during the funeral of Hezbollah leader Ibrahim Aqil in Beirut, Lebanon , on September 22, 2024. —Amanda Castro shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025

But Combs’ attorney, Xavier Donaldson, made an impassioned plea to reconsider and allow the juror the chance to clear up the confusion. —Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2025

Fielder’s post-season talk-show circuit has been less of a victory lap and more of an impassioned plea with a handful of jokes here and there, most of them visual. —Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 29 May 2025

The book is an impassioned argument for the value of human language. —Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for impassioned

• fashioned
• rationed
• refashioned

Kids Definition

impassioned

adjective

im·​pas·​sioned

im-ˈpash-ənd

: showing very strong feeling

an impassioned speech