Get to know Vehement better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like fierce or tearing.
Vehement meaning
Showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.
Using Vehement
- The main meaning on this page is: Showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.
- Useful related words include: fierce, tearing, violent, trigger-happy.
- In the example corpus, vehement often appears in combinations such as: vehement opposition, despite vehement, more vehement.
Context around Vehement
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 8 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Vehement
- In this selection, "vehement" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, despite, communities, past, opposition, denials and domestic stand out and add context to how "vehement" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a vehement opponent of and also encountered vehement criticism and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "vehement" sits close to words such as abominable, acolytes and acv, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with vehement
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The backlash to the ad has been vehement. (8 words)
As the world was quiet by this test, a vehement protest came forward from Pakistan. (15 words)
Sparking the most vehement backlash on social media is the 2023 Oscars omitting across the board. (16 words)
Acting on the Prince's authority, the Whig leader Charles James Fox declared that the story was a calumny. citation Fitzherbert was not pleased with the public denial of the marriage in such vehement terms and contemplated severing her ties to the Prince. (43 words)
Though Donald Trump has been vehement that he did nothing wrong in pressuring Ukraine into digging up dirt on Joe Biden, some Republicans have started to become more vocal in speaking against these actions. (34 words)
Anderson 1995, p. 178. Anderson’s vehement reaction to the co-opting of Greek plays by Plautus seems to suggest that they are in no way like their originals were. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
According to the mayor, the decision was triggered by the communities' vehement opposition and conflicting views on the reorganization plan.
But after international condemnation and vehement domestic backlash, the president signed an executive order in June 2018 ending family separations.
Sparking the most vehement backlash on social media is the 2023 Oscars omitting across the board.
The post-Castro regime in Cuba has continued to sponsor and harbor terrorists to the present day, despite vehement denials, and shows no signs of abating.
While Britney Spears's vehement opposition to her conservatorship only gradually emerged over years, Elijah has already been posting on Instagram of 'imprisonment via conservatorship'.
And is even more vehement in denouncing any effort to point the finger at whites as the casus belli of racism.
A vehement opponent of the obligatory hijab in the Islamic republic, she has also defied rules about wearing the headscarf inside prison.
However, the dramatic nature of his departure from Tinubu’s camp has raised eyebrows, as it contrasts sharply with his past vehement defense of the same administration.
The Chelsea wingers is booked, as is Jude Bellingham for being too vehement in his protestations.
It does, but making it happen would require overcoming the vehement opposition of the big tech companies – who regard unionisation the way the rest of us regard crocodiles.
Biden is getting a pass despite having bragged about doing what Trump is being excoriated for doing – though the latter has issued vehement denials.
The backlash to the ad has been vehement.
This is a key insight: It helps us to understand why people are so vehement in denying their own feelings of envy.
Though Donald Trump has been vehement that he did nothing wrong in pressuring Ukraine into digging up dirt on Joe Biden, some Republicans have started to become more vocal in speaking against these actions.
A half-dozen new gun control bills were passed by the New Jersey Assembly last week despite vehement opposition by Second Amendment supporters.
Ultimately, however, federal firearm policy remains unchanged, an outcome driven in large part by congressional ‘ vehement opposition to substantive regulations on gun ownership.
Acting on the Prince's authority, the Whig leader Charles James Fox declared that the story was a calumny. citation Fitzherbert was not pleased with the public denial of the marriage in such vehement terms and contemplated severing her ties to the Prince.
Anderson 1995, p. 178. Anderson’s vehement reaction to the co-opting of Greek plays by Plautus seems to suggest that they are in no way like their originals were.
As the world was quiet by this test, a vehement protest came forward from Pakistan.
But Matisse's work of the time also encountered vehement criticism, and it was difficult for him to provide for his family.
Common combinations with vehement
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: