Sensational

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  • adjective. Of or relating to sensation.
  • adjective. Arousing or intended to arouse strong curiosity, interest, or reaction, especially by exaggerated or lurid details.
  • adjective. Outstanding; spectacular.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or pertaining to sensation; relating to or implying sensation or perception through the senses.
  • Having sensation; serving to convey sensation; sentient.
  • Intended, as a literary or artistic work, to excite intense emotion; appealing to the love of being moved, as a chief source of interest.
  • Of or pertaining to sensationalism; adhering to philosophical sensationalism.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to sensation.
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to sensationalism, or the doctrine that sensation is the sole origin of knowledge.
  • adjective. Suited or intended to excite temporarily great interest or emotion; melodramatic; emotional.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to sensation.
  • adjective. Piquing or arousing the senses.
  • adjective. Provocative.
  • adjective. Exceptionally great.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. commanding attention
  • adjective. causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion
  • adjective. relating to or concerned in sensation
    • Word Usage
    "House Government Reform Committee chairman Congressman Henry Waxman said the government invented what he calls sensational details and stories."
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Congregational  aberrational  coeducational  computational  conformational  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bizarre  disturb  excite  improbable  melodramatic  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Barnumesque  Gongoresque  Johnsonian  acid  affected  
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