effusive

adjective

i-ˈfyü-siv How to pronounce effusive (audio)
Definition of effusivenext
as in emotional
showing feeling freely often effusive no matter what the occasion, they are even more so at weddings and funerals

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Recent Examples of effusive Times classical music critic Mark Swed was there to watch, along with many effusive supporters of music director Gianandrea Noseda’s now wandering orchestra. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Freeman, 89, has been equally effusive about the show’s creator. — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026 Nakase was effusive in her praise and highlighted the charitable aspect unprompted during her pregame press conference. — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026 The close cooperation and effusive praise from the start of the Iran war have given way to Trump’s expletive-laden outbursts directed at his most vocal international advocate. — Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for effusive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for effusive
  1. emotional
  2. affectionate
  3. uninhibited
  4. demonstrative
  5. outgoing
  6. loving
Adjective
  • More likely she was hooked by the subliminal stirrings and emotional undertow of the music.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Everything is emotional close-up, emotional close-up, shot, counter shot.
    — Matthew Huff, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of emotional
Adjective
  • Her drawing may, like theirs, court a deliberate awkwardness, but the effect is usually less mordant, even affectionate.
    — Barry Schwabsky, ARTnews.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Julie Bowen‘s Claire, Mitch’s sister, and her husband, Ty Burrell‘s Phil Dunphy, were the most affectionate of the show’s main couples.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of affectionate
Adjective
  • Leave it to the denim brand most synonymous with Y2K denim to bring back the early-2000s nightlife scene for New York Fashion Week—an era of uninhibited fun before social media and smartphones dominated the night.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Cuts to the former could sink them, while allowing the latter to go on uninhibited could put patients and payers underwater.
    — Daniel Payne, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of uninhibited
Adjective
  • Jaissle offers on-field leadership of sorts with his demonstrative approach on the touchline.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The games, which this year involve 666 different teams and 2,056 humanoids, will see the robots take part in 30 competitive events and nearly as many showcase and demonstrative shows.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of demonstrative
Adjective
  • Paramount+’s Sebastian Cardwell, the outgoing Deputy Chief Content Officer for the UK, and Paul Testar, Commissioning Editor for Paramount+ UK & Ireland, commissioned the show.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
  • One night, the outgoing team warned me about a difficult dynamic with a patient’s doula.
    — Debra Eluobaju, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of outgoing
Adjective
  • Flight attendant had the heart of a child Alicia Nicole Titus, 28, whose parents live in Dexter, was a positive, peace-loving, let's-make-the-world-a-better-place kind of person.
    — Sheryl Lee, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Customers would make the trip to the store just to see Gunner with his warm and loving nature.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of loving

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“Effusive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effusive. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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