EMOTIONALITY Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

emotionality

noun

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as in emotionalism

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Recent Examples of emotionality 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 So victorious, so emotional, so connected, the emotionality was just beyond. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Nov. 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

More likely, though, Brown said Jefferson’s stockpiling of gloves reflects his sentimentality toward his wife and possibly other women in the family.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
And what ensues is an hour and a half of aimless, frictionless, inert, and cloying sentimentality without purpose.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026

Definition of sentimentality

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But there’s a savvy 2026 vibe about the way the film refuses to create florid melodrama out of quotidian crisis, and instead observes with generosity as the characters grope awkwardly toward emotional détente and mutual forgiveness.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
The show focuses on a love triangle between brothers Conrad (Christopher Briney) and Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno) and their childhood friend Belly (Lola Tung), and the fallout of the love triangle's melodrama on their family and friends.

— Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

Definition of melodrama

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