Another word for sensational
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Adjective
Of or relating to sensation or the senses
- Relating to or involving gratification of the senses:
- Sexually attractive.
- Relating to or affecting the senses; sensory:
- Relating to or involving gratification of the senses, especially sexual gratification:
- Sexually attractive:
- Given to or preoccupied with gratification of the senses.
- Of or relating to the senses or sensation.
- Transmitting impulses from sense organs to nerve centers; afferent.
- Of or relating to sensations or sensory impressions.
- Capable of perceiving with a sense or senses:
- Responsive to external conditions or stimulation; having sensation:
- Susceptible to slight differences or changes in the environment:
Suggesting drama or a stage performance, as in emotionality or suspense
- Of, relating to, or suitable for dramatic performance or the theater.
- Marked by exaggerated self-display and unnatural behavior; affectedly dramatic.
- A stage performance, especially by amateurs.
- Relating to acting or the theater, theatrical.
- Of the nature of a spectacle; impressive or sensational.
- Something that is spectacular, as an elaborate show or display.
- Having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama:
- Exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental; histrionic:
- Characterized by false pathos and sentiment.
- (UK) Alternative form of histrionic.
- Of or relating to actors or acting.
- Excessively dramatic or emotional; affected.
- Of or relating to drama or the theater.
- Characterized by or expressive of the action or emotion associated with drama or the theater:
- Arresting or forceful in appearance or effect:
Particularly excellent
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Another word for sensational
Modifier
Fascinating
- Exciting strong feelings, as of inspiration; rousing.
- Active; lively.
- A slight motion or moving about:
- Of or relating to drama or the theater.
- Characterized by or expressive of the action or emotion associated with drama or the theater:
- Arresting or forceful in appearance or effect:
- Of the nature of a spectacle; impressive or sensational.
- Something that is spectacular, as an elaborate show or display.
- causing surprise; amazing
- Capable of or characterized by eloquence:
- Inspiring or exciting:
- Astonishing; astounding:
- Of unusually high quality; excellent:
- Majestic or magnificent:
- Causing astonishment in; causing to be astonished.
- Present participle of astonish.
- So implausible as to elicit disbelief; unbelievable:
- Astonishing, extraordinary, or extreme:
- Changing or capable of changing position:
- Relating to or involved in a transfer of furnishings from one location to another:
- Causing or producing motion.
- Causing wonder or astonishment.
- Of the highest or best kind or quality; first-rate:
- Present participle of agitate.
- Creating or producing excitement:
Melodramatic
- Having a manner that stimulates.
- Present participle of stimulate.
- Present participle of startle.
- Likely to startle; surprising; shocking.
- Of or relating to emotion:
- Readily affected with or stirred by emotion:
- Arousing or intended to arouse the emotions:
- Characterized by vivid description or explicit details that are meant to provoke or shock:
- Characterized by shocking or outrageous behavior:
- Bright and intense in color; vivid:
- Exceeding a normal, usual, reasonable, or proper limit.
- That has been described as greater than it actually is; abnormally increased or enlarged.
- simple past tense and past participle of exaggerate
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