HYPEREMOTIONAL Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

hyperemotional

adjective

Definition of hyperemotional

as in theatrical

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Adjective

The untitled film will receive a wide theatrical release, something Baumbach has not enjoyed since 2021 when his Netflix era began.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
Additional theatrical engagements will be announced in the coming weeks.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of theatrical

Adjective

Buoyed by a healthy contingent of Raytown fans in the visiting stands, the Bluejays put together a dramatic fourth-quarter comeback and held on for a 24-22 win over the Eagles Friday night.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026
Mao Zedong’s third wife, Jiang Qing, was a dramatic exception.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of dramatic

Adjective

Other movies would have made a religious ideal of the suffering mother, attempted to proselytize its audiences, or wallowed in the melodramatic urge for a father figure.

— Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 15 Sep. 2026
Magazine understands that an experience need not be melodramatic or unique to be deeply transformative, and that moments of joy or bitterness, confusion or clarity, can all sit side by side.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of melodramatic

Adjective

Stone’s characters are a little too good at dramaturging their own emotions, which leaves their story’s greater emotional impact muted.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
On Wednesday, former MLB outfielder Brandon Barnes posted an emotional tribute to Wolfe on Facebook.

— Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of emotional

Adjective

Moore is genuinely hilarious in the role, transforming under the tutelage of Paul Giamatti’s world-weary director character Jerry from a timid mouse into an indomitable and histrionic artist.

— Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
The same moral tact might apply, in less histrionic matters, to the ordinary deceptions and silences by which social life is made bearable.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of histrionic

Adjective

Sorogoyen treats their reunion less like a sentimental reckoning than a psychological thriller, asking whether contrition means much without change.

— Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
Call me sentimental, but an epiphany at a table can linger for a long time.

— Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of sentimental

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