SENSATIONALIST Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

sensationalist

adjective

as in sensational

arousing a strong and usually superficial interest or emotional reaction a sensationalist daytime talk show featuring an endless parade of freaks

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Recent Examples of sensationalist But times have changed, and this team of buffoons is forced to grapple with changing industry ethics and sensationalist journalism in its transition, all while Ron faces an identity crisis that challenges his bravado, his massive ego. —

Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025

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sensational

Adjective

Arda Guler — Turkey/Real Madrid Two sensational long-range goals against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena in April punctuated a hugely positive third season for Guler at Real Madrid.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Transposing the book onto a contemporary setting, Jude’s take centers on an impoverished Romanian migrant, Gianina, played by a sensational Ana Dumitrașcu, who finds work as a housekeeper and au pair for a smugly bourgeois-bohemian couple living in Bordeaux.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 11 June 2026