- sensational
- I(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)adj. melodramatic, thrilling, startling; lurid, yellow.See excitement.II(Roget's IV) modif.1. [Fascinating]Syn. exciting, agitating, marvelous, moving, incredible, astonishing, superb, breathtaking, eloquent, surprising, thrilling, spectacular, dramatic, stirring; see also impressive 1 , interesting .2. [Melodramatic]Syn. exaggerated, excessive, lurid, emotional, startling, stimuLating.III(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.1. excellent exceptional, good, superb, *out of this world, fantastic, fabulous, outstanding, extraordinary, marvelous, terrific, wonderful.2. startling shocking, thrilling, exciting, *mind-blowing, spine-tingling, hair-raising, breathtaking, electrifying, staggering.3. exaggerated melodramatic, lurid, *tabloid, cheap, *yellow, scandalous.ANT.: 1. awful, lousy, second-rate. 2. boring, dull. 3. understated, dryIV(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Of or relating to sensation or the senses: sensitive, sensorial, sensory, sensual, sensuous. See AWARENESS, BODY. 2. Suggesting drama or a stage performance, as in emotionality or suspense: dramatic, histrionic, histrionical, melodramatic, spectacular, theatric, theatrical. See EXCITE, STYLE, SURPRISE. 3. Particularly excellent: divine, fabulous, fantastic, fantastical, glorious, marvelous, splendid, superb, terrific, wonderful. Informal: dandy, dreamy, great, ripping, super, swell, tremendous. Slang: cool, groovy, hot, keen1, neat, nifty. Idiom: out of this world. See GOOD.
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