1
as in passionate
having or expressing great depth of feeling
worship at revival meetings often takes a markedly emotional form
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as in impressive
having the power to affect the feelings or sympathies
in one emotional scene in the movie the boy must say goodbye to his extraterrestrial friend
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as in affectionate
showing feeling freely
the fact that he is not a very emotional person does not mean that he is not a loving, caring father
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Recent Examples of emotional
What’s most impressive is how On the Road turns a boilerplate genre scenario — and one that doesn’t skimp on a bloodbath at the end — into a movie that grows increasingly emotional as things get exponentially worse for its main characters.
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Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Keough's emotional letter to her grandmother was publicized as part of the legal dispute between Priscilla and her former business partners.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
Supporting himself with a job at a hotel, Gardin served as an informal assistant to Willy Ronis, a photojournalist who elevated emotional truth over Henri Cartier-Bresson’s near-surreal geometric perfection.
—Max Norman, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Should be an emotional one, right?
—Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
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Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Keough's emotional letter to her grandmother was publicized as part of the legal dispute between Priscilla and her former business partners.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
Supporting himself with a job at a hotel, Gardin served as an informal assistant to Willy Ronis, a photojournalist who elevated emotional truth over Henri Cartier-Bresson’s near-surreal geometric perfection.
—Max Norman, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Should be an emotional one, right?
—Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emotional
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While traditional agencies mainly focus on commission structures, Iftiu built his organization around leadership development and recruiting salespeople who are passionate about putting clients first.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Kaif Shaikh Kaif Shaikh is a journalist and writer passionate about turning complex information into clear, impactful stories.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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Yet last week’s warning from Jet2, a business respected for its cost control and excellent customer service, has served as a reminder that, for all the impressive growth of recent years, this remains a volatile and sometimes unpredictable sector.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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This ambitious tour spans multiple continents, covering several countries and cities with an impressive run of dates.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
10 Sep. 2025
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Yum Yum is marginal to the investigative action, but affectionate and pretty.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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Is this moving-picture love letter overly sentimental, sloppy to a fault, and slightly more affectionate toward its posthumous subject than a basket of puppies high on laughing gas?—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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At Fox, Collier became known for his passional embrace of blockchain, NFTs and the whole Web3 space.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2022
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Neurons and glial cells are like dance partners in the brain, coordinating moves that shape how signals flow and how excitable neurons become.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
3 Sep. 2025
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Tony has fully bought into the dream, and Skarsgård plays him with excitable, boyish humor, almost as if the whole thing were a game.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
2 Sep. 2025
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His banter with deadpan Principal Woodman (John Sylvester White) and his loving, eye-rolling wife Julie (Marcia Strassman) brought the series full circle, blending schoolyard shenanigans with heartfelt adult comedy.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Jaiden is a sweet, loving, and happy young person whose smile can light up any room!—
MARE Staff,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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Forget the crowds of other Rocky Mountain destinations—Durango gives visitors a warm Colorado welcome, and then some.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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Fall and winter are ideal for testing the soil in flower and vegetable gardens, as well as warm-season turfgrass lawns.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Sep. 2025
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After that, the first eight drives of the game all resulted in scores, delivering an exciting start to the season’s first game.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Mirza said the mobile bus has visited in the past, but that the permanent presence of dental care services is an exciting addition to UHI.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Emotional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emotional. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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