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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Emotional intelligence and character are going to matter more than they’ve mattered in the past, because the hardest things to automate are the things that depend on relationships.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Prof Andrew McStay of the Emotional AI Lab at Bangor University said it was also important to remember the context in which people may use chatbots for emotional support.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Emotional spending can be volatile, faddish, and heavily driven by social media hype.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

Saval is an award-winning journalist and the author of “The Secret Lives of Boys: Inside the Raw Emotional World of Male Teens.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Emotional contagion, though, suggests that the opposite is also true.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

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