impassioned
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Synonyms & Antonyms for impassioned
Synonyms
ardent, blazing, burning, charged, demonstrative, emotional, fervent, fervid, feverish, fiery, flaming, glowing, hot-blooded, incandescent, intense, passional, passionate, perfervid, red-hot, religious, superheated, torrid, vehement, warm, warm-blooded
Antonyms
cold, cool, dispassionate, emotionless, impassive, unemotional
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Stewart last month gave an impassioned speech during a hearing on Capitol Hill criticizing lawmakers for not passing the bill to reauthorize the fund sooner. — Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, "'It's absolutely outrageous': Jon Stewart slams Rand Paul for delaying 9/11 first responder bill," 17 July 2019 The committee Díaz was chairing in the council was subsequently dissolved, with Torres making an impassioned speech on the council floor condemning his colleague's comments before the vote to dissolve the committee. — Grace Segers, CBS News, "Conservative Democrat and young gay politician fight over open House seat," 16 July 2019 Check out Gaga's full, impassioned speech outside of Stonewall below. — Joe Lynch, Billboard, "Lady Gaga Tells LGBTQ Community 'I Would Take a Bullet For You' In Fiery Speech at Stonewall," 28 June 2019 Either way, the Warriors view Green as irreplaceable because of his playmaking, defense and impassioned leadership approach. — Mark Medina, The Mercury News, "After first day of NBA free agency, Warriors thinking ahead to 2020-221 season," 1 July 2019 A day after Alvarez’s and Stewart’s impassioned testimony, the House Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to pass a bill restoring the VCF, which is set to expire in December 2020. — Jasmine Aguilera, Time, "9/11 First Responder Luis Alvarez Has Died, 18 Days After Testifying Before Congress With Jon Stewart," 29 June 2019 Tapiwa Musonza, 28, was freed from jail as activists, members of the D.C. Council and his family blamed the officer for escalating an impassioned discussion into a violent confrontation. — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, "Family, D.C. council members angry over arrest of man trying to help juvenile detained by Metro Transit Police," 24 June 2019 While Evangeline’s letters to Rose no longer survive, those include several equally impassioned quotes taken from her partner’s notes. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "New Book Chronicles First Lady Rose Cleveland’s Love Affair With Evangeline Simpson Whipple," 21 June 2019 An impassioned priest screams about the fires of hell. — Nina Strochlic, National Geographic, "Mourning refugees risk a war zone to bury their dead at home," 20 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'impassioned.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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