Definition of impassioned
: filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling
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Examples of impassioned in a Sentence
Her lawyer made an impassioned argument in her defense.
an impassioned plea for justice
Recent Examples of impassioned from the Web
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In scenes like this one, Dear White People comes across as vital, enabling difficult, impassioned debates while allowing participants the space to screw up, to be wrong, to make mistakes with good intentions.
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Online, reactions to the sightings initially sparked impassioned debates over gun rights.
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Halsey, born Ashley Nicolette Frangipane, is a New Jersey native and recently made headlines after delivering an impassioned speech at the 2018 Women’s March in New York City in March.
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This conversation is reflected in the many impassioned debates over the meaning and propriety of Confederate memorials in our midst.
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Following Clinton’s impassioned speech, Adichie (clad in hot pink for the occasion) joined her on stage.
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Few dishes have drawn such universal ire—or impassioned defense—as Hawaiian pizza.
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In public hearings in the past several weeks, Tarr's legislation drew impassioned testimony, including from high school students and survivors of last year's mass shooting in Las Vegas.
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At one point, Marshawn Lynch took them aside, to a remote corner of the field, and gave them an impassioned speech.
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First Known Use of impassioned
1603
impassioned Synonyms
Synonyms
ardent, blazing, burning, charged, demonstrative, emotional, fervent, fervid, feverish, fiery, flaming, glowing, hot-blooded, incandescent, intense, passional, passionate, perfervid, red-hot, religious, torrid, vehement, warm, warm-blooded;
Antonyms
cold, cool, dispassionate, emotionless, impassive, unemotional;
Related Words
gushing, gushy, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, saccharine, sappy, schmaltzy, sentimental, sloppy, sugary;
enthusiastic, gung ho, keen, zealous;
enamored, infatuated, obsessed;
uninhibited, unreserved, unrestrained;
frenzied, orgiastic, overemotional, overexcited, overheated;
Phrases
on fire;
Synonym Discussion of impassioned
impassioned, passionate, ardent, fervent, fervid, perfervid mean showing intense feeling. impassioned implies warmth and intensity without violence and suggests fluent verbal expression.
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- an impassioned plea for justice
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- a passionate denunciation
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- an ardent supporter of human rights
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- fervent good wishes
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- fervid love letters
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- perfervid expressions of patriotism
IMPASSIONED Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of impassioned for English Language Learners
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: showing or feeling very strong emotions
IMPASSIONED Defined for Kids
impassioned
Definition of impassioned for Students
: showing very strong feeling
- an impassioned speech
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