ADJECTIVE | all | sensational | causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion |
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all | sensational, arresting, stunning | commanding attention | |
pert | sensational, sensory | relating to or concerned in sensation |
Sounds | sehnsey'shahnahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | Causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion. | |
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Attribute of | sensationalism | subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes |
Narrower | lurid, shocking | glaringly vivid and graphic |
scandalmongering, sensationalistic, yellow | typical of tabloids | |
screaming | resembling a scream in effect | |
Opposite | unsensational | not of such character as to arouse intense interest, curiosity, or emotional reaction |
Spanish | sensacional | |
Catalan | sensacional |
Meaning | commanding attention. | |
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Example | "a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten" | |
Synonyms | arresting, stunning | |
Broader | impressive | making a strong or vivid impression |
Spanish | impresionante, sensacional | |
Catalan | impressionant, sensacional | |
Adverbs | sensationally | in a sensational manner |
Meaning | relating to or concerned in sensation. | |
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Synonym | sensory | |
Spanish | sensorial | |
Catalan | sensorial | |
Nouns | sensation | an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation |
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