Synonyms for sensationalism
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The use of sensational subject matter, style or methods, or the sensational subject matter itself; behavior, published materials, or broadcasts that are intentionally controversial, exaggerated, lurid, loud, or attention-grabbing. Especially applied to news media in a pejorative sense that they are reporting in a manner to gain audience or notoriety but at the expense of accuracy and professionali
Related words
- Other spellings
- sensationism
Forms
- Plural
- sensationalisms → empiricisms, sensualisms, luridnesses…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sensationalism | steady | |
| empiricism | rising | |
| sensualism | steady | |
| luridness | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- luridness
- 10 letters
- empiricism5, sensualism
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (empiricism5 = 5 syllables).