OVEREMOTIONAL Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

overemotional

adjective

Definition of overemotional

as in frenzied

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Recent Examples of overemotional West threatened a lawsuit over his portrayal as an overemotional, insecure, and miserable executive still haunted by his six losses to the Celtics in the Finals. — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 7 May 2022

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Adjective

Higuchi was already at home in this rubbery soundworld, but his determination to work out his own feelings in this already frenzied context pushes his music past the cartoonish and into the truly demonic.

— Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 27 July 2026
Each company is set to spend roughly $200 billion this year building out its data centers—an unprecedented level of investment—in a frenzied bid to keep up with demand for AI services and to avoid getting overtaken by other cloud rivals like Google.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 27 July 2026

Definition of frenzied

Adjective

The series’ new iterations, starting with Fede Álvarez’s 2013 soft reboot Evil Dead, have largely abandoned its roots as horror-comedy in favor of orgiastic slaughter.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
Still, the overall lack of orgiastic feats of American marketing spend left me feeling curiously maudlin.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 27 May 2026

Definition of orgiastic

Adjective

At their reunion, an overexcited Andy is met by a typically cool Miranda, who characteristically doesn’t even remember her.

— Jake Coyle, Twin Cities, 29 Apr. 2026
When starting or advancing a business or organization, enthusiasm for success can lead to overexcited team members rushing and making mistakes.

— Jared Bahir Browsh, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2026

Definition of overexcited

Adjective

Directed by Martin Scorsese and set in the late 80s and early 90s, the movie starred Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort, an uninhibited young stockbroker who becomes enamored by the excess and ruthlessness of Wall Street.

— Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026
Though Williams’ movement appeared uninhibited throughout Tuesday’s match, an injury doesn’t come as a complete surprise.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of uninhibited

Adjective

Those rate hikes were aimed at cooling overheated demand, giving supply a chance to catch up.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Lee's government has tried to steer household wealth away from an overheated housing sector and into financial markets, a strategy which has only partially worked.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 24 July 2026

Definition of overheated

Adjective

Perhaps Olyphant stands out so much because his character is transparently one thing, whereas similarly exciting talents like Sevigny, Hall, and Carden have to sell rounder arcs laden with melodramatic traps.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 July 2026
The single’s success was enhanced by the popularity of its melodramatic music video, directed by Russell Mulcahy.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 9 July 2026

Definition of melodramatic

Adjective

The seven-minute epic features a call and response between Tyler's murky lower register and Rory Dodd's clear falsetto, with Steinman's wall-of-sound production climbing to a histrionic chorus.

— Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR, 9 July 2026
Jane Austen and Charles Dickens were both masters of comedy, but the contrast between her ironic understatement and his histrionic exaggeration reflects profoundly different personalities and life experiences, in which class and gender played an important part.

— Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026

Definition of histrionic

Adjective

Leaders must cultivate a learning culture, addressing concerns and leveraging enthusiastic early adopters to introduce visible, low-risk AI applications.

— Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
As for the wisdom of shepherding the Sun out of Connecticut, the traditionally enthusiastic market for women’s basketball, to Houston, where a championship franchise failed to take hold in the league’s early days, well, time will tell.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026

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