impassioned

adjective

im·​pas·​sioned im-ˈpa-shənd 

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

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

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

Throughout the movie, Ginny and Nigel pack on the PDA with impassioned makeout scenes, much to the horror of Emily and her family. —Jessica Wang, EW.com, 18 Jan. 2025

Former Rams captain and 2022 Super Bowl champion Andrew Whitworth thanked the first responders and shared an impassioned message to the Los Angeles community. —Wayne Sterling, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025

Mere minutes after the Green Bay Packers lost to the Chicago Bears on Jan. 5, Xavier McKinney and Rashan Gary gave impassioned speeches to their teammates. —Rob Reischel, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025

But Zach Cherry’s impassioned plea to read the Monk novels is a thing to behold. —Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

impassioned

adjective

im·​pas·​sioned

im-ˈpash-ənd

: showing very strong feeling

an impassioned speech