emotional

adjective

i-ˈmō-sh(ə-)nəl How to pronounce emotional (audio)
Definition of emotionalnext
1
as in passionate
having or expressing great depth of feeling worship at revival meetings often takes a markedly emotional form

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2
as in impressive
having the power to affect the feelings or sympathies in one emotional scene in the movie the boy must say goodbye to his extraterrestrial friend

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3
as in affectionate
showing feeling freely the fact that he is not a very emotional person does not mean that he is not a loving, caring father

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Recent Examples of emotional Between family moments, public appearances, and charitable engagements, this retrospective offers a glimpse into a particularly emotional summer for the Prince and Princess of Wales. — Mathilde Engelmann, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026 The contemporary Los Angeles Noir follows Joe Diamond (Garcia), a man out of time, and an urban legend with an emotional traumatic past. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 July 2026 On Wednesday, her ex-husband Patrick finished emotional testimony about the death of his children. — Kristina Rex, CBS News, 30 July 2026 The physiological toll of emotional distress In our interviews, women who developed preeclampsia often emphasized how their emotions contributed to their pregnancy complications. — Carina Heckert, The Conversation, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for emotional
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emotional
  1. passionate
  2. impressive
  3. affectionate
  4. passional
  5. excitable
  6. loving
  7. warm
  8. exciting
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  • Competing in his home country of Canada against top heel champion MJF with a passionate crowd behind him felt like the perfect setting.
    — Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Later, their tentative friendship turns into something more passionate — to the dismay of eavesdropping Asla, who realizes she is not the party Helge’s charm was aimed at.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 26 July 2026
Definition of passionate
Adjective
  • The makeover of the Taco Heads building — actually two old houses connected by a patio — is as impressive as the Teddy Wong’s conversion from a 7-Eleven.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
  • His impressive presence, however, does not go unnoticed, especially with offensive spirit animal George Kittle rehabilitating on the side.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 29 July 2026
Definition of impressive
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  • To be fair, affectionate behaviors in public and private tend to be healthy for couples.
    — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
  • Zendaya, 29, could then be seen placing her hand — adorned with her sparkling engagement ring — over Holland’s hand before giving the actor, 30, an affectionate squeeze.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
Definition of affectionate
Adjective
  • At Fox, Collier became known for his passional embrace of blockchain, NFTs and the whole Web3 space.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 Nov. 2022
Definition of passional
Adjective
  • The studio released the official trailer for the film on Thursday, showing Edgar-Jones as the formidable Elinor Dashwood; Esmé Creed-Miles as her excitable sister, Marianne; and Bodhi Rae Breathnach as their youngest sibling, Margaret.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
  • The excitable kids had been instructed several times to give Bryce Young room.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 1 June 2026
Definition of excitable
Adjective
  • How different are the dude-skewing, sci-fi-loving core audiences for these movies?
    — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 30 July 2026
  • The news of Russia killing the family sparked a huge outpouring of emotions and solidarity in Ukraine, with local social media groups flooded with messages praising the Voronovs as a loving family.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Definition of loving
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  • According to the Storm Prediction Center, thunderstorms with severe wind gusts will be possible in the region, where warm, humid air is creating an unstable atmosphere.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • Joe’s is seeing strong momentum behind warm ecru and crisp bright white this summer, as shoppers gravitate toward lighter denim styles in place of traditional heavyweight indigo jeans.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 29 July 2026
Definition of warm
Adjective
  • Moore describes her apprenticeship as both exciting and exhausting.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Mercury will also make a conjunction with lucky Jupiter, which can bring an exciting proposal, declaration or significant agreement your way.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of exciting

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