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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The exploits of the bizarre animated characters, including "Strawberina" and a buff open-shirt "Bananito", parody reality TV tropes, from love triangles to emotional re-couplings.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

“It was pretty emotional watching it,” Bravo said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Last night's defeat drew swift and emotional reactions across Italian politics and society.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

What united attendees wasn’t emotional validation—it was civic responsibility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

An emotional heaviness pinned his limbs down into the hard mattress, immobilizing him.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

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