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 emotional combustion of his climactic scenes with Willy fail to reach cathartic levels.

From Los Angeles Times

An autistic person’s tone of voice or emotional affect may sound to a non-autistic person as if it doesn’t match the situation’s gravity.

From Los Angeles Times

Like George, Bertino said he lacked the emotional maturity to look past his partners’ faults.

From The Wall Street Journal

Weather presenter Carol Kirkwood said it had been a "privilege and honour" to have been welcomed into viewers' homes for 28 years, as she bade an emotional farewell to BBC Breakfast.

From BBC

The attitude is in stark contrast to Amorim, who admitted to getting emotional at the performances of his team.

From BBC

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