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
- 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
- agitating
- amazing
- arresting
- astonishing
- astounding
- breathtaking
- coarse
- colored
- conspicuous
- cool
- dandy
- divine
- dramatic
- electrifying
- eloquent
- emotional
- exceptional
- excessive
- exciting
- extravagant
- fabulous
- first-class
- glorious
- hair-raising
- horrifying
- impressive
- incredible
- juicy
- keen
- livid
- lurid
- marked
- marvelous
- melodramatic
- mind-blowing
- most
- moving
- noticeable
- out of this world
- outstanding
- piquant
- pointed
- prominent
- pungent
- remarkable
- revealing
- rough
- salient
- scandalous
- sensationalistic
- shocking
- signal
- smashing
- spectacular
- staggering
- stimulating
- stirring
- sultry
- surprising
- tabloid
- thrilling
- vulgar
- X-rated
- zero cool
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