emotional
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- sensitive, demonstrative, excitable, hot-blooded, passionate, sentimental, temperamental
- moving, affecting, emotive, heart-warming, poignant, sentimental, stirring, touching

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Antonyms: emotionless, unemotional
Contrasted words: cold, detached, insensitive, reserved, taciturn, unfeeling
Related Words: responsive, susceptible, susceptive, softhearted, sympathetic, ardent, fervent, passionate, rhapsodic, rhapsodical, affecting, stirring, touching

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English Thesaurus: emotional, emotive, moving, touching, poignant, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

e‧mo‧tion‧al S3 W3 /ɪˈməʊʃənəl $ ɪˈmoʊ-/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: emotion, emotionalism; adverb: emotionally, emotively; adjective: emotional ≠ unemotional, emotive; verb: emote]

1. [only before noun] relating to your feelings or how you control them:
She provided emotional support at a very distressing time for me.
Ann suffered from depression and a number of other emotional problems.
the physical and emotional state of the patient

2. making people have strong feelings:
Abortion is a very emotional issue.
The funeral was a very emotional experience for all of us.

3. having strong feelings and showing them to other people, especially by crying
get/become emotional
He became very emotional when we had to leave.

4. influenced by what you feel, rather than what you know:
an emotional response to the problem
—emotionally adverb:
Nursing is an emotionally and physically demanding job.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

emotional
adj.
VERBS be, feel, look, sound | become, get, grow He got quite emotional during the speech.
make sb Having all her friends around her made her very emotional.
ADV. deeply, extremely, highly, very | quite, rather
PREP. about Don't be so emotional about everything!
PHRASES in an emotional state He was in a very emotional state.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

emotional causing people to have strong feelings – used especially about experiences, speeches, or subjects that people have strong feelings about:
Returning home after a year in hospital was an emotional experience for Katy.
He gave an emotional speech at the funeral.
It was a very emotional moment.
Abortion rights is a highly emotional issue.
emotive used about issues or language that make people have strong feelings:
Fox hunting is a very emotive issue in Britain.
‘Indoctrination’ is rather an emotive word.
moving making you feel strong feelings of sadness or sympathy:
Kelly’s book about her illness is deeply moving.
a moving film
touching making you feel slightly emotional – used especially when someone does something that shows how much they care about another person:
Your loyalty is very touching.
My son phoned me to wish me good luck, which was a touching gesture.
poignant making you feel strong feelings of sadness or pity, especially when you remember something in the past:
Her youthful expression is a poignant reminder of the passing of time.
sentimental (also schmaltzy) informal dealing with emotions such as love and sadness in a way that seems silly:
He found the film too sentimental.
a schmaltzy comedy

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