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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At a public meeting Oct. 7, Port Washington's $8 billion artificial intelligence data center campus project saw its strongest showing of vehement opposition since the project was announced in January.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025
And by Tuesday afternoon, Texas National Guard troops had arrived at a training center outside of Chicago — despite the vehement objections of local leaders, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
Mills added, to Swift's vehement objection.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
The vehement characters DiCaprio and Taylor inhabit end up having a daughter out of wedlock during a time where their society is on the brink of anarchy.
—Essence, 18 Sep. 2025
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Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025
And by Tuesday afternoon, Texas National Guard troops had arrived at a training center outside of Chicago — despite the vehement objections of local leaders, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
Mills added, to Swift's vehement objection.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
The vehement characters DiCaprio and Taylor inhabit end up having a daughter out of wedlock during a time where their society is on the brink of anarchy.
—Essence, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Vehement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vehement. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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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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