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Synonyms for overemotional

All synonyms

Adjective

Other

worked up informal, sloppy

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Showing too much emotion.

Example sentences

  • mushy The candy I had in my bag went mushy in the heat.
  • maudlin Tom always gets maudlin when he's on the booze.
  • sloppy I know Tom is a fast worker, but he does sloppy work.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
overemotionalrising
mushyrising
maudlinrising
batheticrising
oversentimentalsteady
sloppyrising

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

By length

5 letters
mushy2
6 letters
sloppy2
7 letters
maudlin2
8 letters
bathetic
15 letters
oversentimental

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mushy2 = 2 syllables).