Synonyms of sensational

sensational

adjective

sen-ˈsā-shnəl 

1

as in juicy

arousing a strong and usually superficial interest or emotional reaction

the sensational news story caused a stir, but after a few days everyone forgot about it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• juicy
• colorful
• sensationalistic
• screaming
• sensationalist
• theatrical
• theatric
• lurid
• dramatic
• shocking
• gee-whiz
• catchpenny
• suggestive
• racy
• melodramatic
• catchy
• histrionic
• gory
• vulgar
• coarse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• innocuous
• tame
• nonsensational
• inoffensive
• proper
• formal
• dignified
• restrained

2

as in sensory

of or relating to physical sensation or the senses

sensational hallucinations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sensory
• sensual
• sensorial
• sensuous
• sensitive
• receptive
• afferent
• sensate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extrasensory
• intuitional

3

as in excellent

of the very best kind

this ice cream is sensational

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excellent
• wonderful
• terrific
• superb
• beautiful
• fantastic
• great
• lovely
• fabulous
• awesome
• stellar
• marvellous
• marvelous
• prime
• hot
• fine
• classic
• famous
• heavenly
• quality
• splendid
• divine
• exceptional
• neat
• cool
• superlative
• slick
• first-class
• first-rate
• grand
• superior
• high-class
• brave
• top
• immense
• top-notch
• cracking
• sterling
• topping
• top-shelf
• good
• choice
• dynamite
• prize
• groovy
• peachy
• noble
• unsurpassed
• nifty
• radical
• fab
• dandy
• blue-ribbon
• swell
• topflight
• crackerjack
• par excellence
• banner
• keen
• first-string
• blue-chip
• frontline
• hype
• dope
• fantabulous
• out-of-sight
• bumper
• number one
• supernal
• decent
• too much
• capital
• bang-up
• mean
• special
• righteous
• gangbuster
• out of this world
• corking
• boss
• top-of-the-line
• prizewinning
• gilt-edge
• primo
• five-star
• A1
• brag
• gone
• satisfactory
• better
• peachy keen
• boffo
• tip-top
• gangbusters
• wizard
• bully
• No. 1
• gilt-edged
• adequate
• four-star
• traditional
• bonny
• classical
• down
• acceptable
• jim-dandy
• phat
• numero uno
• bonnie
• A-OK
• fancy
• okay
• premium
• all right
• passable
• tolerable
• high-grade
• OK
• standard
• select
• high-test
• superfine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• terrible
• awful
• poor
• pathetic
• vile
• atrocious
• lousy
• wretched
• rotten
• unsatisfactory
• bad
• inferior
• substandard
• execrable
• low-grade
• mediocre
• middling
• second-class
• second-rate

Examples of sensational in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The case has decent protection and looks and feels sensational. —David Phelan, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024

The sensational murders captivated the nation in the 1990s and created a media frenzy. —Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2024

The sensational case is the subject of season 2 of Ryan Murphy’s Netflix show Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, starring Javier Bardem and Chloë Sevigny. —Kc Baker, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024

By Salvador Hernandez, Richard Winton and Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — More than three decades after Erik and Lyle Menendez killed their parents in a sensational murder case that captivated the nation, Los Angeles County Dist. —Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024