impassioned

adjective

im·​pas·​sioned im-ˈpa-shənd 

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

Synonyms of impassioned

• 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

Backers of the decades-long campaign to make the state's highest earners pay more in taxes gathered again at the State House on Thursday to make their impassioned pitch for their most ambitious package yet. —Katherine Gregg, The Providence Journal, 22 Jan. 2026

What behavioral changes follow from the leader's impassioned story? —Harrison Monarth, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026

That led Mahomes to respond, offering an impassioned defense on X. —Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Jan. 2026

After Monday night’s season-ending loss, the quarterback used what might have been his final public comments as a Steeler to deliver an impassioned defense of Tomlin. —Mike Defabo, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026

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