Synonyms of effusive

effusive

adjective

as in emotional

showing feeling freely

often effusive no matter what the occasion, they are even more so at weddings and funerals

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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