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

Members of the state’s transgender community expressed joy and pride on International Transgender Day of Visibility with an afternoon of impassioned speeches, calls to action, and laughter at the Capitol. —Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2025

Jon Stewart was left bleeding after slicing his hand open on-air Monday while delivering an impassioned monologue on the federal corporate subsidies that appear to be untouched amid the Trump administration’s indiscriminate cuts to civil service agencies. —Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2025

One of Keefe’s most impassioned supporters, team sources say, was Poole. —Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025

In recent years, Moses was interviewed by Alonso’s Street TV and other YouTube channels dedicated to L.A. gang lore and history, occasionally getting into impassioned debates about the origins of the Pirus. —Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025

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