emotional

The word “emotional” has 4 syllables: e-mo-tion-al

It's pronounced as /ɪˈmoʊʃənl/

What is synonym and antonym for emotional?

In the thesaurus, “emotional” has 94 synonyms and 42 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for emotional along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for emotional

affecting
affectionate
ardent
blazing
blunt
burning
candid
cathartic
charged
communicative
demonstrative
dramatic
effusive
eloquent
enamored
enthusiastic
excitable
exciting
expansive
expressive
extraverted
extroverted
feeling
fervent
fervid
feverish
fiery
flaming
frank
frenzied
glowing
gung ho
gushing
gushy
histrionic
hot-blooded
hyperemotional
impactful
impassioned
impressive
incandescent
infatuated
inspirational
intense
keen
loving
maudlin
mawkish
meaningful
melodramatic
moving
mushy
obsessed
on fire
orgiastic
outgoing
outspoken
overemotional
overexcited
overheated
passional
passionate
perfervid
plain
poignant
provoking
red-hot
religious
responsive
rousing
saccharine
sappy
schmaltzy
sensitive
sentimental
significant
sloppy
soulful
stimulating
stirring
sugary
superheated
theatric
theatrical
torrid
touching
touchy-feely
uninhibited
unreserved
unrestrained
vehement
warm
warm-blooded
zealous

Antonyms for emotional

aloof
bashful
chilly
cold
constrained
cool
deadpan
detached
dispassionate
dry
emotionless
frigid
glacial
hard-boiled
hard-edged
hard-hearted
icy
impassive
impersonal
indifferent
inhibited
introverted
modest
objective
phlegmatic
quiet
reserved
restrained
reticent
retiring
self-directed
shy
silent
stolid
taciturn
unaffecting
unconcerned
undemonstrative
unemotional
unfeeling
unfriendly
unimpressive

Meanings of emotional

adjective
1. Of or relating to the emotions.
2. Characterised by emotion.
3. Determined by emotion rather than reason.
4. Appealing to or arousing emotion.
5. Easily affected by emotion.
6. Readily displaying emotion.

Example Sentences

The speech was so emotional that many in the audience were moved to tears.
She felt an emotional connection to the character she played on stage.
It was an emotional moment when the team finally won the championship.
His emotional outburst surprised everyone who knew him as calm and reserved.
Writing can be a deeply emotional process for many authors.

On this page you'll find 136 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to emotional, such as: affecting, affectionate, aloof, ardent, bashful, blazing, blunt.

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