EMOTIONALITY Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

emotionality

noun

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as in emotionalism

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Recent Examples of emotionality Love, on the other hand, is connected to vulnerability, softness and emotionality, which are often viewed as negative qualities in a leader. — Gregory Stebbins, Forbes.com, 11 May 2026 The photographer’s early years were spent with his Ukrainian mother and grandparents on a farm in central New Jersey, which exposed him to the emotionality of nature. — Osman Can Yerebakan, Air Mail, 2 May 2026 When that happens, its responses in content, tone, and emotionality will become virtually, if not totally, indistinguishable from those of another human being. — Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026 So Mark initially came to me reporting symptoms of headache, memory loss, sleep difficulties, emotionality, and irritability. — Scott Pelley, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for emotionality

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Noun

While this gentler effort is unlikely to be similarly impactful, its witty humor and genuine emotionalism recall the best of Pixar, where its director worked as a story artist on such films as Wall-E and Incredibles 2.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Arpino’s interest in popular culture, athletic technique, and unapologetic emotionalism has found a new audience in the post-Balanchine world.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025

Definition of emotionalism

Noun

But as the rockers celebrate their legacy with an anniversary tour and new album, Three Tinted Windows, that same sentimentality still drives their music today.

— Leena Tailor, SPIN, 23 Oct. 2026
So its history behind the watch itself, as well as that sentimentality, that attracts Mon to a model.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of sentimentality

Noun

That production is the wrinkle that elevates Seventhirty’s lyrics from modern dating podcast material to pure melodrama.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
At times, the dynamic between father and son can feel drowned in melodrama, but Abrams and Brolin are able to reel in their gutsy performances to portray a troubled relationship that’s still grounded in love.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of melodrama

Noun

These are songs that iterate and elevate minor party fouls into dramas of symphonic proportion, arrangements that articulate the heightened emotions churning inside anxious minds.

— Lily Goldberg, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
Thomas is anxious, but with death looming, Vision finally nails the conversation he’s been practicing by investing it with real emotion, conviction, and support.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026

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