EMOTIONALITY Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

emotionality

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as in emotionalism

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Recent Examples of emotionality When that happens, its responses in content, tone, and emotionality will become virtually, if not totally, indistinguishable from those of another human being. — Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026 So Mark initially came to me reporting symptoms of headache, memory loss, sleep difficulties, emotionality, and irritability. — Scott Pelley, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026 In the first season, that emotionality felt calibrated. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2026 Over the course of more than 70 screen credits, the actor became known as a reliably electric performer, adding texture and emotionality to all of his roles. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 22 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for emotionality

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Noun

While this gentler effort is unlikely to be similarly impactful, its witty humor and genuine emotionalism recall the best of Pixar, where its director worked as a story artist on such films as Wall-E and Incredibles 2.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Arpino’s interest in popular culture, athletic technique, and unapologetic emotionalism has found a new audience in the post-Balanchine world.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025

Definition of emotionalism

Noun

There’s a time to think like a minimalist, and a time to let sentimentality win.

— Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
The difficulty lies in discerning exactly what should hold onto—whether out of practicality or sentimentality—and what can be confidently tossed.

— Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 31 July 2026

Definition of sentimentality

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Clearly influenced by Berger, Yoon develops the idea London introduced with only rough-hewn melodrama over a century before, that a precocious enough dog might offer a unique window onto human character.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
As always, the ass-kickin’ melodrama begins and ends with our Mother Lioness, Zoe Saldaña’s Joe McNamara.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of melodrama

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Italian-American actress, model, filmmaker and all-around icon Isabella Rossellini helped kick off the 79th edition of the Locarno Film Festival on Wednesday with star power, a family tribute and plenty of emotion.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
This then binds to specific serotonin receptors in the brain, which temporarily rebuilds the networks involved in memory, emotions and cognition interact.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 5 Aug. 2026

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