Definitions

emotional

[ih-moh-shuh-nl] / ɪˈmoʊ ʃə nl /

ADJECTIVE

demonstrative about feelings

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affecting exciting heated hysterical impassioned moving nervous passionate poignant sensitive sentimental spontaneous touching

WEAK

ardent disturbed ecstatic emotive enthusiastic excitable falling apart fanatical feeling fervent fervid fickle fiery heartwarming histrionic histrionical hot-blooded impetuous impulsive irrational overwrought pathetic responsive roused sentient stirred stirring susceptible tear-jerking temperamental tender thrilling warm zealous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

apathetic calm cool dull impassive indifferent numb unaffecting unemotional unenthusiastic unexcited unexciting unmoving

WEAK

physical

Example Sentences

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They often avoid emotional disclosure and regard vulnerability as a sign of weakness, which can make them challenging as patients.

From The Wall Street Journal

We see how remote the emotional realities of the older generation appear to those who are young and sure and full of their own promise, such as Sylvia’s vegan, eco-friendly, violinist grandniece, Phoebe.

From The Wall Street Journal

In Pride and Prejudice and its various screen adaptations, Mrs Bennet is portrayed as stressed, emotional, and fixated on marrying off her five daughters.

From BBC

I’m a person who creates characters, imbues them with problems and makes up situations for them to struggle through toward emotional epiphanies.

From Los Angeles Times

A few months after the fires, he went to the academy and received them from its chief executive, Bill Kramer — a moment he hadn’t expected to find as emotional as he did.

From Los Angeles Times

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