Antonyms for sensational

Grammar : Adj

Spell : sen-sey-shuh-nl

Phonetic Transcription : sɛnˈseɪ ʃə nl

Definition of sensational

Origin : "of or pertaining to sensation or the senses," 1840; "aiming at violently excited effects," 1863, from sensation in its secondary sense. Related: Sensationalistic; sensationalistically.

adj startling, exaggerated
adj excellent, superb

Example sentences :

But there is here a chance for the sensational novelist to hang a tale upon.
Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro

I was nervous, sensational, and theatrical without intending it.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

Well, that's the problem of this sensational, big selling story.
Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole

It's your own imagination, Edna,—your sudden and sensational imagination.
Extract from : « The Mystery of Murray Davenport » by Robert Neilson Stephens

Most of the novels and non-scholastic books were of a shoddy, sensational type.
Extract from : « Cleo The Magnificent » by Louis Zangwill

Of this sensational turn of affairs the European public had no inkling.
Extract from : « England and Germany » by Emile Joseph Dillon

She told him she had sold a sensational serial for a pound a thousand words.
Extract from : « A Great Man » by Arnold Bennett

He defends them from the sensational editor and the unpleasant advertiser.
Extract from : « The Clock that Had no Hands » by Herbert Kaufman

For the romance of a little child is always incongruous and sensational.
Extract from : « Clare Avery » by Emily Sarah Holt

In the evening paper there was quite a sensational account of it.
Extract from : « The Love Affairs of an Old Maid » by Lilian Bell

Synonyms for sensational

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