'Sensational' definitions:
Definition of 'sensational'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion [ant: unsensational]
adjective
Commanding attention; "an arresting drawing of people turning into animals"; "a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten"; "a stunning performance" [syn: arresting, sensational, stunning]
adjective
Relating to or concerned in sensation; "the sensory cortex"; "sensory organs" [syn: sensational, sensory]
Definition of 'Sensational'
From: GCIDE
- Sensational \Sen*sa"tion*al\, a.
- 1. Of or pertaining to sensation; as, sensational nerves. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Of or pertaining to sensationalism, or the doctrine that sensation is the sole origin of knowledge. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Suited or intended to excite temporarily great interest or emotion; melodramatic; emotional; as, sensational plays or novels; sensational preaching; sensational journalism; a sensational report. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'sensational'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acid,
- affected,
- amazing,
- arresting,
- astonishing,
- astounding,
- Barnumesque,
- bedizened,
- beguiling,
- bewildering,
- big-sounding,
- biting,
- blatant,
- brazen,
- brazenfaced,
- breathtaking,
- cloak-and-dagger,
- coarse,
- colored,
- colorful,
- conspicuous,
- convoluted,
- cool,
- corrosive,
- crashing,
- crude,
- cutting,
- dandy,
- declamatory,
- divine,
- dramatic,
- driving,
- effective,
- electrifying,
- elevated,
- emotionalistic,
- emotive,
- enigmatic,
- euphuistic,
- exaggerated,
- exceptional,
- exciting,
- exquisite,
- extraordinary,
- extravagant,
- extreme,
- fabulous,
- fantastic,
- fascinating,
- flagrant,
- flamboyant,
- flaming,
- flaring,
- flashy,
- flaunting,
- forceful,
- forcible,
- fulsome,
- galvanizing,
- garish,
- gaudy,
- gilt-edged,
- glaring,
- glorious,
- golden,
- Gongoresque,
- gorgeous,
- grandiloquent,
- grandiose,
- grandisonant,
- great,
- groovy,
- gutsy,
- hair-raising,
- hammy,
- heavenly,
- high-flowing,
- high-flown,
- high-flying,
- high-sounding,
- highfalutin,
- histrionic,
- hot,
- hunky-dory,
- hysteric,
- immense,
- imperative,
- impressive,
- incisive,
- incomprehensible,
- inconceivable,
- incredible,
- inkhorn,
- Johnsonian,
- juicy,
- keen,
- labyrinthine,
- lexiphanic,
- livid,
- lofty,
- loud,
- lurid,
- magnificent,
- magniloquent,
- marked,
- marvelous,
- matchless,
- melodramatic,
- meretricious,
- mind-blowing,
- mind-boggling,
- miraculous,
- mordant,
- nervous,
- nonpareil,
- nonrational,
- obtrusive,
- orotund,
- ostentatious,
- outlandish,
- outstanding,
- overdone,
- overdrawn,
- overelaborate,
- overemotional,
- overinvolved,
- overwrought,
- passing strange,
- pedantic,
- peerless,
- penetrating,
- phenomenal,
- piercing,
- piquant,
- poignant,
- pointed,
- pompous,
- powerful,
- pretentious,
- prodigious,
- prominent,
- punchy,
- pungent,
- puzzling,
- rare,
- remarkable,
- rhetorical,
- rousing,
- salient,
- screaming,
- sensationalistic,
- sensatory,
- sensitive,
- sensorial,
- sensual,
- sententious,
- shameless,
- shocking,
- showy,
- signal,
- sinewed,
- sinewy,
- slashing,
- smash,
- smashing,
- sonorous,
- spectacular,
- spine-chilling,
- splendid,
- splendiferous,
- staggering,
- sterling,
- stilted,
- stimulating,
- stirring,
- strange,
- striking,
- strong,
- stunning,
- stupendous,
- sultry,
- super,
- superb,
- supereminent,
- superexcellent,
- superfine,
- superior,
- tabloid,
- tall,
- tawdry,
- telling,
- terrific,
- theatrical,
- thrilling,
- tortuous,
- tremendous,
- trenchant,
- unbelievable,
- unheard-of,
- unimaginable,
- unique,
- unprecedented,
- unreasoning,
- very good,
- vigorous,
- vital,
- vivid,
- vulgar,
- wonderful,
- wondrous,
- yellow
Words containing 'Sensational'
- Sensate,
- Sensated,
- Sensating,
- Sensation,
- Sensationalism,
- sensationally,
- Subjective sensation,
- auditory sensation,
- cutaneous sensation,
- gustatory sensation,
- haptic sensation,
- olfactory sensation,
- pain sensation,
- painful sensation,
- pressure sensation,
- skin sensation,
- somatic sensation,
- tactile sensation,
- tactual sensation,
- taste sensation,
- touch sensation,
- visual sensation