With a vengeance

adverbial phrase

If you say that something has happened or is happening with a vengeance, you are emphasizing that it has happened or is happening to a greater or more extreme degree than previously.

After a slow start, winter has returned with a vengeance.
Visual representation of "with a vengeance" - If you say that something has happened or is happening with a vengeance, you are emphasizing that it has happened or is happening to a greater or more extreme degree than previously.

Often appears as...

  • return with a vengeance
  • strike back with a vengeance

Usage tips

Idiomatic

adverbial phrase

If you say that something has happened or is happening with a vengeance, you are emphasizing that it has happened or is happening to a greater or more extreme degree than previously.

After a slow start, winter has returned with a vengeance.
Visual representation of "with a vengeance" - If you say that something has happened or is happening with a vengeance, you are emphasizing that it has happened or is happening to a greater or more extreme degree than previously.

Often appears as...

  • return with a vengeance
  • strike back with a vengeance

Usage tips

Idiomatic

Definition 1 of 1
Visual representation of "with a vengeance"
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Intensity Emphasis

Use this phrase to stress that something is happening with great intensity or passion.

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She campaigned for social justice with a vengeance.
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Renewed Force

Apply the phrase when something returns or starts again with much more force or energy than before.

Illustration for Renewed Force
The football team lost last week, but they're practicing with a vengeance now.
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Sudden Increase

'With a vengeance' often suggests a sudden or unexpected increase in the degree of something.

Illustration for Sudden Increase
The summer heat arrived with a vengeance.
LampPro Tip 1/3

Intensity Emphasis

Use this phrase to stress that something is happening with great intensity or passion.

Illustration for Intensity Emphasis
She campaigned for social justice with a vengeance.
LampPro Tip 2/3

Renewed Force

Apply the phrase when something returns or starts again with much more force or energy than before.

Illustration for Renewed Force
The football team lost last week, but they're practicing with a vengeance now.
LampPro Tip 3/3

Sudden Increase

'With a vengeance' often suggests a sudden or unexpected increase in the degree of something.

Illustration for Sudden Increase
The summer heat arrived with a vengeance.
LampPro Tip 1/3

Intensity Emphasis

Use this phrase to stress that something is happening with great intensity or passion.

Illustration for Intensity Emphasis
She campaigned for social justice with a vengeance.
LampPro Tip 2/3

Renewed Force

Apply the phrase when something returns or starts again with much more force or energy than before.

Illustration for Renewed Force
The football team lost last week, but they're practicing with a vengeance now.
LampPro Tip 3/3

Sudden Increase

'With a vengeance' often suggests a sudden or unexpected increase in the degree of something.

Illustration for Sudden Increase
The summer heat arrived with a vengeance.
Visual representation of the word "With a vengeance"

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