overemotional

adjective

Definition of overemotionalnext
as in frenzied

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Recent Examples of overemotional West threatened a lawsuit over his portrayal as an overemotional, insecure, and miserable executive still haunted by his six losses to the Celtics in the Finals. — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 7 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overemotional
  1. frenzied
  2. orgiastic
  3. overexcited
  4. uninhibited
  5. overheated
  6. melodramatic
  7. histrionic
  8. enthusiastic
Adjective
  • On the eve of their media frenzied MSG wedding, which Parton was invited to but did not attend, Swift and the NFL vet gave millions to 20 charities across the nation.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
  • This spring Carlyle won a 50-year lease of federal lands in Fort Bliss, Texas, and is negotiating the development of a data center, joining a buildout that is among the most frenzied in history.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of frenzied
Adjective
  • The series’ new iterations, starting with Fede Álvarez’s 2013 soft reboot Evil Dead, have largely abandoned its roots as horror-comedy in favor of orgiastic slaughter.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
  • Still, the overall lack of orgiastic feats of American marketing spend left me feeling curiously maudlin.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 27 May 2026
Definition of orgiastic
Adjective
  • The atmosphere aboard felt like Christmas Eve with a ship full of overexcited children.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • At their reunion, an overexcited Andy is met by a typically cool Miranda, who characteristically doesn’t even remember her.
    — Jake Coyle, Twin Cities, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of overexcited
Adjective
  • Directed by Martin Scorsese and set in the late 80s and early 90s, the movie starred Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort, an uninhibited young stockbroker who becomes enamored by the excess and ruthlessness of Wall Street.
    — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026
  • Though Williams’ movement appeared uninhibited throughout Tuesday’s match, an injury doesn’t come as a complete surprise.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of uninhibited
Adjective
  • The derailment was caused by an overheated journal box that led to an axle breaking as the train passed through the junction.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The move prompted a rather overheated response from market participants and commentators, as either a bad look for a Treasury Secretary who had charged his predecessor with untoward massaging of market rates, or too small to matter, or both.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of overheated
Adjective
  • Though there are some low-key melodramatic plot points, the show feels diaristic.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Lowe used to be a member of a much larger and more popular right-wing populist party, Nigel Farage’s Reform, but he was forced out in an enjoyably catty and melodramatic schism after calling for mass deportations.
    — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026
Definition of melodramatic
Adjective
  • The same moral tact might apply, in less histrionic matters, to the ordinary deceptions and silences by which social life is made bearable.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The seven-minute epic features a call and response between Tyler's murky lower register and Rory Dodd's clear falsetto, with Steinman's wall-of-sound production climbing to a histrionic chorus.
    — Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR, 9 July 2026
Definition of histrionic
Adjective
  • Bell, however, couldn’t be more enthusiastic for the opportunity.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The other clock hiding inside it The TC001 has attracted an enthusiastic home-automation following because it can be used with AWTRIX, an open-source firmware and ecosystem designed around small LED matrix displays.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of enthusiastic

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“Overemotional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overemotional. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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