Synonyms of demonstrative

demonstrative

adjective

di-ˈmän(t)-strə-tiv 

1

as in emotional

showing feeling freely

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• emotional
• affectionate
• effusive
• loving
• uninhibited
• passionate
• outgoing
• unreserved
• touchy-feely
• unrestrained
• dramatic
• theatrical
• communicative
• sentimental
• sensitive
• warm
• histrionic
• melodramatic
• feeling
• expansive
• intense
• outspoken
• mawkish
• extroverted
• blunt
• gushy
• soulful
• mushy
• frank
• schmaltzy
• candid
• maudlin
• hyperemotional
• gushing
• plain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in passionate

having or expressing great depth of feeling

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• passionate
• passional
• warm
• fervent
• emotional
• intense
• enthusiastic
• ardent
• religious
• charged
• impassioned
• fiery
• glowing
• vehement
• fervid
• perfervid
• incandescent
• burning
• torrid
• feverish
• blazing
• flaming
• sentimental
• hot-blooded
• superheated
• red-hot
• warm-blooded
• sloppy
• zealous
• histrionic
• melodramatic
• gushy
• mawkish
• on fire
• sappy
• saccharine
• mushy
• sugary
• obsessed
• infatuated
• uninhibited
• schmaltzy
• keen
• enamored
• maudlin
• unreserved
• gung ho
• gushing
• frenzied
• unrestrained
• orgiastic
• overemotional
• overexcited
• overheated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cold
• dispassionate
• cool
• impassive
• dry
• objective
• impersonal
• detached
• unemotional
• emotionless
• reserved
• undemonstrative

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of demonstrative

Finns may not be known for demonstrative cheerfulness, nor necessarily for being makers of excessively happy music. — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026

Being a vocal, demonstrative leader doesn’t come natural to her. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026

While Wall Street executives have beat a trail to the UAE capital since the onset of the war, Silicon Valley leaders — who have been a major beneficiary of Gulf sovereign wealth funds’ largesse — have been less demonstrative. — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 12 June 2026

His trademark cool was sidelined by a more demonstrative style, closer to the theatrical sensibilities of 2Pac than the muted menace that once defined him. — Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2026