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demonstrative

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of demonstrative

1 showing feeling freely

  • my grandmother was always very demonstrative when we visited, showering us with hugs and kisses
Synonyms of demonstrative

effusive, emotional, touchy-feely, uninhibited, unreserved, unrestrained
Words Related to demonstrative

dramatic, histrionic, hyperemotional, melodramatic, theatrical (also theatric)

gushing, gushy, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, schmaltzy, sentimental

communicative, expansive

extroverted (also extraverted), outgoing

affectionate, feeling, intense, loving, passionate, sensitive, soulful, warm

blunt, candid, frank, outspoken, plain
Near Antonyms of demonstrative

constrained

quiet, reticent, silent, taciturn

bashful, modest, retiring, shy

introverted, self-directed

aloof, detached, dispassionate, emotionless, impassive, indifferent, phlegmatic, stolid, unconcerned, unfeeling

chilly, cold, frigid, glacial, hard-boiled, hard-edged, hard-hearted, icy, unfriendly
Antonyms of demonstrative

inhibited, reserved, restrained, undemonstrative, unemotional

2 having or expressing great depth of feeling

  • a demonstrative welcome for the returning troops by their families and friends
Synonyms of demonstrative

ardent, blazing, burning, charged, emotional, fervent, fervid, feverish, fiery, flaming, glowing, hot-blooded, impassioned, incandescent, intense, passional, passionate, perfervid, red-hot, religious, superheated, torrid, vehement, warm, warm-blooded
Words Related to demonstrative

gushing, gushy, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, saccharine, sappy, schmaltzy, sentimental, sloppy, sugary

histrionic, melodramatic

enthusiastic, gung ho, keen, zealous

enamored, infatuated, obsessed

uninhibited, unreserved, unrestrained

frenzied, orgiastic, overemotional, overexcited, overheated
Phrases Synonymous with demonstrative

on fire
Near Antonyms of demonstrative

detached, dry, impersonal, objective

reserved, undemonstrative
Antonyms of demonstrative

cold, cool, dispassionate, emotionless, impassive, unemotional

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