emotional synonyms

emotional

modif.

  1. Stirring one's emotions

    moving, touching, impassioned, heartfelt; see moving 2, passionate 2.

  2. Given to emotion

    sentimental, sensitive, warm, gushing, hysterical, demonstrative, fiery, zealous, fervent, ardent, soulful, enthusiastic, passionate, fanatic, excitable, impulsive, spontaneous, impetuous, nervous, high-strung, disturbed, agitated, excited, wrought-up, overwrought, worked up, temperamental, irrational, overemotional, histrionic, melodramatic, sentient, oversensitive, hypersensitive, maudlin, overflowing, affectionate, loving, warmhearted, tenderhearted, lachrymose, teary, sloppy*, gaga*, drooling*, icky*, wearing one's heart on one's sleeve*, mushy*, gooey*, soppy*; see also sentimental.

    Antonyms rational, cold*, hard.

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