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. Yvonne Harrison:

   Hearing a man talking about women being too emotional in this day and age, I just felt like I'd gone back 30 years, to be perfectly honest with you, it's something women have had to face for years and years right across society, not just sport.

2. George Denning in federal court:

   The story has been handed down, my family talked about it a lot while I was growing up, but to finally read the details of what took place that night was very emotional. It gave us such a sense of pride.

3. Kevin Green:

   I remember distinctly it was a Saturday, and it was around 3:50 in the afternoon, it's a very emotional moment.

4. Camilla Hanson:

   Some people don’t like to be on the receiving end and don’t like to ask favors, our study really shows that there’s a whole host of emotional barriers, mainly guilt, that stop someone from asking for, and perhaps accepting, a kidney.

5. Mwanandeke Kindembo:

   We must quench the thirst of power and consider the emotional level or mental health of those whom we are currently dealing with.