emotional
adjective
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Definition of emotional
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noun
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adverb
Synonyms & Antonyms for emotional
Synonyms
ardent, blazing, burning, charged, demonstrative, fervent, fervid, feverish, fiery, flaming, glowing, hot-blooded, impassioned, incandescent, intense, passional, passionate, perfervid, red-hot, religious, superheated, torrid, vehement, warm, warm-blooded
Antonyms
cold, cool, dispassionate, emotionless, impassive, unemotional
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The actor persuades you to drop your guard and let the man’s unique, if nonetheless a bit bizarre, means of communication take you by the hand and lead you to hitherto unexpected emotional and attitudinal places. — Todd Mccarthy, The Hollywood Reporter, "'A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood': Film Review | TIFF 2019," 8 Sep. 2019 The Ronald McDonald House creates an emotional and physical sanctuary for nearly 15,000 family members each year. — Pomerado News, "Rancho Bernardo resident joins Ronald McDonald House board," 7 Sep. 2019 Suicide is an emotional and emotive topic that is difficult to understand, hard to investigate and challenging to prevent. — Simon Harold Walker, Time, "If We Want to Address the Crisis of Veteran Suicide, We Must Acknowledge Its History," 6 Sep. 2019 Mack Brown was highly emotional in a postgame interview with ESPN after his North Carolina team beat South Carolina, 24-20, in Charlotte. — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, "Tennessee stunned in worst loss ever and more college football observations from Week 1," 31 Aug. 2019 The pair exchanged multiple hugs afterward, and 15-year-old Gauff was noticeably emotional. — Michelle R. Martinelli, For The Win, "Naomi Osaka comforted Coco Gauff after match in beautiful U.S. Open moment," 31 Aug. 2019 The verdict was emotional Tova Keblish, who traveled from Long Island. — Washington Post, "Utah man found guilty of running massive opioid ring," 30 Aug. 2019 Some are purely physical, while others are more emotional. — Alyson Podesta, Health.com, "Is Being Friends With Benefits Ever a Good Idea? We Asked a Sex Therapist," 29 Aug. 2019 Because Jacoby was pretty emotional about this as well. — Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, "Insider: Andrew Luck retired. It really happened. So what's next for the Colts?," 25 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'emotional.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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