1
as in passionate
having or expressing great depth of feeling
worship at revival meetings often takes a markedly emotional form
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2
as in impressive
having the power to affect the feelings or sympathies
in one emotional scene in the movie the boy must say goodbye to his extraterrestrial friend
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as in affectionate
showing feeling freely
the fact that he is not a very emotional person does not mean that he is not a loving, caring father
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Recent Examples of emotional
According to Buckingham Palace aides who witnessed the 54-minute reunion between Charles and Harry, the meeting was emotional.
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Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 20 Sep. 2025
In May 2012, Borges shared a victim impact statement during the men's sentencing and got emotional while speaking about her son's trauma.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Many top performers are burning out not from overwork alone, but from the emotional toll of never feeling allowed to stop striving.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Fey handing the award to her mentor Lorne Michaels was an emotional moment — or would have been, except the cameras suddenly cut away, for no reason at all.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2025
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Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 20 Sep. 2025
In May 2012, Borges shared a victim impact statement during the men's sentencing and got emotional while speaking about her son's trauma.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Many top performers are burning out not from overwork alone, but from the emotional toll of never feeling allowed to stop striving.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Fey handing the award to her mentor Lorne Michaels was an emotional moment — or would have been, except the cameras suddenly cut away, for no reason at all.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emotional
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Kaif Shaikh Kaif Shaikh is a journalist and writer passionate about turning complex information into clear, impactful stories.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
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Investing in employee growth creates passionate advocates who deliver exceptional customer experiences, which then builds community goodwill.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The team's away record is also impressive, with two wins and one draw, showcasing its ability to perform under pressure in hostile environments.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Also, while the 16 Plus' battery life isn’t class-leading, its 167-nit brightness at our 50% testing setting is impressive, particularly compared with the Asus and Samsung.—
Charles Jefferies,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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In Schorr’s photograph, the duo, played by Julia Garner and Cole Escola, is more ambiguous, more gender-flouting, projecting an air of affectionate defiance.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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However, when given affectionate touch from their partner, these feelings significantly reduced.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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At Fox, Collier became known for his passional embrace of blockchain, NFTs and the whole Web3 space.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2022
Adjective
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When pyramidal cells are too excitable, memory processing becomes noisy and disorganized.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Sep. 2025
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Tony has fully bought into the dream, and Skarsgård plays him with excitable, boyish humor, almost as if the whole thing were a game.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
2 Sep. 2025
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Jamie was a loving son, husband and father.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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My friend Dexter Romweber died, who was a very kind, loving, and chaotic person with a ton going on and who ended up shaping me.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
16 Sep. 2025
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The movie was roundly rejected by critics and general audiences aren’t any warmer, with moviegoer survey firm Cinema Score polling a bad C- grade among early viewers.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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The pastel colorway, which also includes a warm blue and a mushroom hue bestows a sort of quiet luxury to your chamber.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
20 Sep. 2025
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Don't miss this exciting matchup, which can be viewed live on Fubo.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Each day delivers a tiny surprise and a chance to discover your next full-sized, must-have, making your countdown as exciting as the big day itself.—
Katie Ann Lehman,
StyleCaster,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Emotional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emotional. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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