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Synonyms & Antonyms of effusive
showing feeling freely
- often effusive no matter what the occasion, they are even more so at weddings and funerals
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Words Related to effusive
- dramatic,
- histrionic,
- hyperemotional,
- melodramatic,
- theatrical
- (also theatric)
- extroverted
- (also extraverted),
- outgoing
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The first known use of effusive was circa 1687
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