The news was sensational.
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Sensational
//sɛnˈseɪʃənəl//
Synonyms for "sensational" (242 found)
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Strong matches (72)
excitingexquisiteextraordinaryextravagantextremefabulousfantasticfantasticalfascinatingflagrantflamboyantflamingflaringflashyflauntingforcefulforciblefulsomegalvanizinggarish
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gaudygilt edgedgilt-edgedglaringgloriousgoldengongoresquegorgeousgrandiloquentgrandiosegrandisonantgreatgroovygutsyhair-raisinghammyheavenlyhigh flownhigh flyinghigh soundinghigh-flowinghigh-flownhigh-flyinghigh-soundinghighfalutinhistrionichothunky-doryhysterichystericalimmenseimperativeimpressiveincisiveincomprehensibleinconceivableincredibleinkhornjohnsonianjuicykeenlabyrinthinelexiphaniclividloftyloudluridmagnificentmagniloquentmarked
Adjective(2 words)
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marvellousmarvelousmatchlessmelodramaticmeretriciousmeteoricmind-blowingmind-bogglingmiraculousmordantnervousnonpareilnonrationalnoticeableobtrusiveorotundostentatiousout of this worldoutlandishoutstanding
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overdoneoverdrawnoverelaborateoveremotionaloverinvolvedoverwroughtpassing strangepedanticpeerlesspenetratingphenomenalpiercingpiquantpoignantpointedpompouspowerfulpretentiousprodigiousprominentpulppunchypungentpuzzlingrareremarkablerhetoricalrippingrousingsalientsensatorysensiblesensitivesensorialsensualsententiousshamelessshowysignalsinewedsinewyslashingsmashsmashingsonorousspectacularspicyspine-chillingsplendidsplendiferousstaggeringsterlingstiltedstimulatingstirringstrangestrikingstrongstunningstupendoussultrysupersuperbsupereminentsuperexcellentsuperfinesuperiortabloidtalltawdrytellingterrifictheatricalthrillingtortuoustremendoustrenchantunbelievableunheard ofunheard-ofunimaginableuniqueunprecedentedunreasoningvery goodvigorousvitalvividvulgarwonderfulwondrousyellow
Adjective(7 words)
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Antonyms
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10 entriesTranslations
28 translations across 20 languages.
Belarusian
1 entries- сенсацы́йны adj (provoking a reaction of interest or excitement)
Bulgarian
1 entries- сензационен adj (exceptionally great)
Catalan
1 entries- sensacional adj (exceptionally great)
Danish
2 entries- opsigtsvækkende adj (exceptionally great)
- sensationel adj (exceptionally great)
Dutch
1 entries- opzienbarend adj (exceptionally great)
Esperanto
1 entries- sensacia adj (provoking a reaction of interest or excitement)
French
1 entries- sensationnel adj (exceptionally great)
Georgian
1 entries- სენსაციური adj (exceptionally great)
German
1 entries- aufsehenerregend adj (exceptionally great)
Greek
2 entries- εντυπωσιακός adj (exceptionally great)
- συγκλονιστικός adj (exceptionally great)
Latin
2 entries- sēnsātiōnālis adj (provoking a reaction of interest or excitement)
- sēnsātiōnārius adj (provoking a reaction of interest or excitement)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- sensasjonell adj (exceptionally great)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- sensasjonell adj (exceptionally great)
Polish
2 entries- sensacyjny adj (provoking a reaction of interest or excitement)
- sensacyjny adj (exceptionally great)
Romanian
1 entries- senzațional adj (exceptionally great)
Russian
1 entries- сенсацио́нный adj (provoking a reaction of interest or excitement)
Spanish
1 entries- sensacional adj (provoking a reaction of interest or excitement)
Swedish
2 entries- sensationell adj (exceptionally great)
- uppseendeväckande adj (exceptionally great)
Telugu
1 entries- సంచలనాత్మక adj (exceptionally great)
Ukrainian
4 entries- галасли́вий adj (provoking a reaction of interest or excitement)
- гучни́й adj (provoking a reaction of interest or excitement)
- сенсаці́йний adj (provoking a reaction of interest or excitement)
- сенсаці́йний adj (exceptionally great)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
The food is sensational at that new restaurant.
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I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.
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It wasn't sensational.
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