Synonyms for emotional
ɪˈmoʊ ʃə nlemo·tion·al

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1. emotionaladjective

   determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason

   "it was an emotional judgment"

   Synonyms:
   worked up, aroused, excited

   Antonyms:
   unagitated, unemotional, phlegmatic, intellectual, chilly, philosophical, impassive, unblinking, stoical, philosophic, stoic, cerebral, phlegmatical, stolid, dry

2. emotionaladjective

   of more than usual emotion

   "his behavior was highly emotional"

   Synonyms:
   worked up, aroused, excited

   Antonyms:
   phlegmatical, dry, philosophical, unblinking, stolid, cerebral, philosophic, unemotional, unagitated, impassive, intellectual, stoical, phlegmatic, chilly, stoic

3. emotionaladjective

   of or pertaining to emotion

   "emotional health"; "an emotional crisis"

   Synonyms:
   worked up, aroused, excited

   Antonyms:
   unemotional, unagitated, phlegmatical, stolid, stoical, phlegmatic, chilly, dry, unblinking, philosophical, philosophic, impassive, stoic, cerebral, intellectual

4. aroused, emotional, excited, worked upadjective

   (of persons) excessively affected by emotion

   "he would become emotional over nothing at all"; "she was worked up about all the noise"

   Synonyms:
   aroused, horny, stimulated, delirious, aflame, ruttish, stirred, activated, turned on(p), randy, frantic, unrestrained, mad, worked up, wound up, steamy, stirred up, excited, ablaze

   Antonyms:
   phlegmatic, dry, phlegmatical, chilly, impassive, unagitated, philosophic, unemotional, cerebral, stoical, unblinking, intellectual, stoic, philosophical, stolid

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1. List of paraphrases for "emotional":

   affective, emotive, psychological, sentimental, emotions, mental, unemotional

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1. Asherah Davidown:

   For the most part, a lot of people feel really helpless. Their livelihoods are at the fingertips of a corporation, theres still a lot of hurt and emotional recovery. Having our basic needs repeatedly taken away is really unfortunate.

2. Therapist Winifred Reilly:

   [The client became] less worried about [her husband’s] emotional state, she felt better about her own life and was therefore happier being with him.

3. Miles Scott:

   . Earlier on Wednesday, Scotts 17-year-old son made an emotional plea for the judge to sentence Slager to the maximum punishment of life in prison. My dad will never see my future kids, his grandchildren, and I know he would have loved them as much as he loved me, i still can’t believe he’s gone.

4. Zaw Htay:

   I can understand that some policemen were emotional and aggressive in handling the angry mob, at the same time, I noticed some of them tried to maintain control and give protection.

5. Stephen Colbert:

   This is why I think people want you to run for president, and I know that’s an emotional decision. But it’s going to be emotional for a lot of people if you don’t run. And sir, I just want to say I think your experience and your example of suffering and service is something that would be sorely missed in the race.