impassioned

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adjective

im·​pas·​sioned im-ˈpa-shənd How to pronounce impassioned (audio)
Synonyms of impassionednext
: filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling

impassioned

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past tense and past participle of impassion

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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

Adjective Her lawyer made an impassioned argument in her defense. an impassioned plea for justice
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The sentence was delivered on Monday afternoon in a federal courthouse mere steps from First Liberty’s former offices, after more than an hour of impassioned victims recounting the devastation caused by Frost and First Liberty. — Kelly Yamanouchi, AJC.com, 27 Oct. 2026 The View cohosts took an impassioned stand against Megyn Kelly over the controversial conservative’s incendiary remarks about actress Christina Applegate’s multiple sclerosis misdagnosis. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2026 Already, girls who are standout athletes and/or who are less feminine than other players their age face harassment, discrimination and all the social drama that come with kids competing in front of impassioned parents. — The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026 The original, taken by an AP photographer, shows Khrushchev delivering an impassioned speech while holding up his clenched fist. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for impassioned

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1603, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of impassioned was in 1603

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impassioned

adjective
im·​pas·​sioned
im-ˈpash-ənd
: showing very strong feeling
an impassioned speech
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