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Synonyms for effusive

  • adjective

Most common

gushing gushy demonstrative burbly fulsome voluble

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Gushing — gushy; unrestrained, extravagant or excessive (in emotional expression)

gushing, gushy, demonstrative, burbly

2. Fulsome

fulsome, voluble, loquacious, profuse, garrulous, lavish, talkative, prodigal

Other

emotional, extrusive

Antonyms

reserved, restrained, undemonstrative

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Gushy; unrestrained, extravagant or excessive (in emotional expression).

  2. adj. 2

    Extrusive; having solidified after being poured out as molten lava.

Related words

Word family
effusiveness effusion

Example sentences

  • gushing Parents are always gushing over their children.
  • demonstrative "This" and "that" are English demonstrative pronouns.
  • voluble Despite his voluble nature, Tom rarely reveals anything personal.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
effusiverising
gushingrising
demonstrativerising
gushyrising
fulsomesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
gushy
6 letters
lavish2, burbly
7 letters
gushing2, profuse2, fulsome2, voluble3
8 letters
prodigal3
9 letters
emotional4, talkative3, garrulous3, extrusive
10 letters
loquacious3
13 letters
demonstrative4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lavish2 = 2 syllables).